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The Minoan script called Linear A, written on clay tablets, |
| | A) | was easily translated because it resembled Sumerian script. |
| | B) | was translated when archeologists found the first tablets. |
| | C) | appears to have been used for trade and accounting. |
| | D) | was one of the first alphabetic writing systems in Western history. |
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While the mythical version of the Trojan war attributes the conflict to competition over a woman, scholars believe that the war was caused by |
| | A) | the invasion of Troy by Egyptian armies. |
| | B) | a shortage of copper. |
| | C) | Syrian weakness. |
| | D) | economic competition and increasing violence throughout the Mediterranean. |
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The consultation of the Delphic oracle by King Croesus of Lydia |
| | A) | correctly predicted Croesus' conquest of the Persian Empire. |
| | B) | led to his conversion to the cult of Dionysus. |
| | C) | demonstrates the role of human agency and interpretation in Greek religion. |
| | D) | showed the fickle nature of the Greek gods. |
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The cult of Dionysus appealed to women because |
| | A) | it reinforced a gendered division of labor. |
| | B) | it allowed women to escape domestic confinement. |
| | C) | it fostered an ethos of orderliness and decorum. |
| | D) | it cultivated a sense of self-mastery in women. |
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Thales of Miletus applied his knowledge of astronomy and geometry to |
| | A) | predict a solar eclipse. |
| | B) | construct larger pyramids for the Egyptians. |
| | C) | reinforce his theory of a primal element, fire. |
| | D) | prove that the universe was disorderly and unknowable. |
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Advances in trade around 700 B.C.E. led to which advance in warfare? |
| | A) | cavalry charges |
| | B) | siege machinery |
| | C) | elite warriors on horseback |
| | D) | hoplite phalanx |
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Benefit clubs in some Greek societies |
| | A) | helped women escape from abusive husbands. |
| | B) | loaned money to slaves so that they could buy their own freedom. |
| | C) | loaned money to slaves so that they could purchase their own slaves. |
| | D) | provided shelter to slaves running away from the mines. |
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The archons, elected by the Ecclesia to run the city of Athens, |
| | A) | served for a single year before entering the Areopagus. |
| | B) | were prohibited from entering the Areopagus. |
| | C) | served permanently, unless removed by ostracism. |
| | D) | struggled against aristocratic rule. |
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The number of citizens who could participate in the assembly was limited |
| | A) | by the size of the auditorium. |
| | B) | by lot. |
| | C) | by the proportion of slaves, metics, and women. |
| | D) | by the quotas set by the Areopagus. |
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In Spartan society, physically deficient infants were |
| | A) | declared helots. |
| | B) | turned over to the state for training. |
| | C) | left outside to die. |
| | D) | denied citizenship. |
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The first Olympic Games among Hellenes consisted of |
| | A) | the pentathlon event. |
| | B) | a foot race. |
| | C) | chariot racing. |
| | D) | theatrical competitions. |
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When Xerxes, Darius I's successor, invaded the Greek mainland |
| | A) | the Greek city-states immediately unified to confront the Persian threat. |
| | B) | some northern city-states surrendered immediately to the Persians. |
| | C) | the Athenians retreated behind the defense of the "wooden walls" of their city. |
| | D) | Sparta again refused to aid their Athenian neighbors. |
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The key to Greek defense against the Persians, embodied by the Delian League, lay in |
| | A) | controlling unruly slaves. |
| | B) | maintaining a balance between oligarchic and democratic forms of government. |
| | C) | promoting the cultivation of olives and olive oil to build a strong economy. |
| | D) | controlling the Aegean sea. |
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The fighting between Sparta and Athens was complicated by |
| | A) | the distance between the two cities. |
| | B) | Sparta's failure to gain allies to its cause. |
| | C) | the Spartans' strength on land versus the Athenians' strength at sea. |
| | D) | the Persian Empire's entry into the war on the side of the Athenians. |
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Socrates was officially charged with the crime of |
| | A) | endorsing the methods of the Sophists. |
| | B) | criticizing Athenian society. |
| | C) | attempting suicide. |
| | D) | impiety and corrupting the young. |
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In Plato's ideal republic, society would be governed by |
| | A) | a democratic assembly that included all free males. |
| | B) | an oligarchic assembly. |
| | C) | a philosopher-king. |
| | D) | a combination of democratic and oligarchic institutions. |
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The Peloponnesian War resulted in |
| | A) | increased competition among the city states. |
| | B) | a new coalition of city-states. |
| | C) | Spartan dominance over most of the Greek city-states. |
| | D) | the renewed military might of Athens. |
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The geography of the Greek peninsula directly influenced the culture of the ancient Greeks. Which of the following statements accurately describes the region? |
| | A) | The Greek peninsula is enveloped by the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and Macedonia. |
| | B) | Fertile plains characterize the interior of the Greek peninsula. |
| | C) | Large rivers flowing south provide an efficient means of transportation and communication. |
| | D) | Few islands exist in the waters surrounding the Greek Peninsula. |
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Which of the following statements correctly reflects the system of Ancient Greek religious beliefs? |
| | A) | The Greek gods lived on Delphi. |
| | B) | Greek gods were virtuous and all-powerful. |
| | C) | Greek religious rituals tended to be somber, pessimistic events. |
| | D) | Greeks believed that the will of the gods could be known. |
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What was Cleisthenes' most important contribution to Athenian government? |
| | A) | He created a Council of 400. |
| | B) | He abolished the Ecclesia. |
| | C) | He disrupted existing alliances of geography and clan. |
| | D) | He placed the reins of government firmly in the hands of the aristocrats. |
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