Humanities Test 2

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Which of the following was the principle building material in Ancient Near East?

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clay

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The Greek suffixes (word endings) ia and ium mean?

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female and male

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The gateway to the Athenian Acropolis is called the?

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Propylaea

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The earliest form of government in the Ancient Near East was a?

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Theocracy

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Which of these ancient cultures constructed their palaces without walls?

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Minoans

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The order of column that was based on the module of a womans foot was the?

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Ionic

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Socrates method of questioning is known as?

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Dialectic

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The homeric epic became the basis for Greek?

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all of these

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Which of the following did the Greeks borrow from Phoenicia?

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the alphabet

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The Warrior Vase was created by which culture?

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Mycenaean

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The men of which Greek polis stood alongside Leonidas and his 300 spartans?

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Thespiae

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Greek theatre is said to have evolved out of the?

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Cult of Dionysus

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When the Greek poleis united against a third Persian invasion, their headquarters were?

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Delos

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At what age were were Spartan boys taken from their homes and placed in barracks?

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seven

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In which Greek polis did women have the most freedom?

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Thebes

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The peloponnesian Wars occurred during the second half of which century BC?

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fifth

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Which century BC is considered the "Golden Age" of Classical Greece?

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fifth

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Which ancient author recounts the events of the Peloponnesian Wars?

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Herodotus

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Which famous archaeologist excavated the sites of Troy and Mycenae?

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Sir Arthur Evans

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What was a hetera?

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An educated courtesan

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The Peloponnesian Wars mainly fought between?

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Greeks and persians

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Who said, "Egypt is the Gift of the Nile"?

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Herodotus

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Hellas is the Greek name for?

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Greece

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The ancient sculptures of females from the Cycladic Islands probably served as?

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guides to the underworld

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What percent of the population of Ancient Athens was not eligible to vote?

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85%

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The Parthenon is dedicated to Athena parthenos, which means Athena as?

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goddess of wisdom

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In Homers Odyssey, Telemachus reflects the ideal Greek son because he?

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recites the homeric epics

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Philip II learned many lessons when he was held hostage in?

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Macedonia

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In Sparta, imperfect male infant were?

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Thrown off a mountain to die

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Zeus, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo Poseidon are examples of?

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civic deities

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Plato proposed the Allegory of the Cave as a means to find?

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truth

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During which era did Homer compose his great epics?

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Archaic

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The contest to see who would become patron deity of Athens was held between?

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Athena and Aphrodite

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In ancient Athens, a man could be ostracized for a period of?

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ten years

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the greek term arete translates roughly as?

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excellence

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The great pyramids at Giza were constructed in?

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2500 BC

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Polykleitos is credited with developing the?

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the first Greek drama

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Who said, "Buildings live on long after mans deeds are forgotten"?

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Pericles

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the actual cause of the Trojan Wars was probably?

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control of trade to the black sea

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The Macedonians defeated the Greeks at the Battle of?

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Chaeronea

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Alexander aspired to achieve which of the following across his great empire?

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a cosmopolis

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In his doctrine of the Mean, Aristotle analogizes humans to...

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philosopher kings

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Which Greek leader was killed by a plague in 429 BC?

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pericles

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How old was Alexander his father Philip was assassinated?

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20

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The magnificent buildings on the Athenian Acroplois were constructed after?

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The Persian Wars

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the Archaic Age of Greece arose probably due to

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increased trade and contacts

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The earliest writing in Mesopotamia is called?

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cuneiform

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The Parthenon reflects Greek?

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all of these

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The Minoan site of Knossos was located on the island of?

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Crete

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The Greek root work oikos is where we get the English word?

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house

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The one known female of the New Kingdom of Egypt?

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Hatshepsut

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The Classical Era of Greece occurred during which century BC?

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sixth

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Greek theatre probably developed out of the worship of?

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Dionysus

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The Aegean cultures left a legacy of _____ to the later Greeks.

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Humanism

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Zeus, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Poseidon are examples of?

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civic dieties

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Democracy first developed at Athens during which era

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Archaic

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The first sculpture to reflect contrapposto (weight shift) was the?

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Kritios Boy

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The Octopus Vase was produced by which culture?

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Minoan

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If a Spartan baby boy was not found to be perfect at birth, he was?

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Killed

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In the Odyssey, Odysseus' wife Penelope says she will marry after she finishes?

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weaving a shroud

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What percent of greece was flat farmland?

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20%

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The Battle of Marathon occurred during the

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First Persian War

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Homer lived during which century BC?

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eighth

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The Macedonians were?

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all of these

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The skene of Greek theatre was created to represent?

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temple, and palace

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Every four years, the statue of Athena in the Parthenon was presented with a new?

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Doric peplos

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The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena Parthnos, which means Athena

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goddess of wisdom

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The probable real cause of the Trojan Wars was?

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access to trade

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The Athenian orator Demosthenes warned the Athenians about the Macedonians in the?

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Philippics

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The contest to determine who would be the patron deity of Athens was held between?

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Athena and Aphrodite

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The general who oversaw the Delian League was?

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Pericles

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the suffixes ia and ium mean?

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place

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The root of the word democracy comes from the Greek word demos which means?

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people

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The Great Pyramids at Giza date roughly to about the year?

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2500 BC

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the Dorians are said to have ushered in which age into Greece?

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Iron

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A citadel is a ?

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fortified hill

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The dark ages of greece where?

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800-500 BC

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The Neolithic Era began first in?

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Mesopotamia

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Ancient Sparta was known for its?

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troop strength (strong walls)

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Which of the following is known as the first true historian?

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thucydides

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The term Hellenistic means?

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greek-like

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in Ancient Athens, an unwanted female infant was typically?

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raised by the Heterai

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Philip of Macedon learned first hand about the Greeks when he?

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was a hostage Thebes