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____1.All early civilizations had the following characteristics EXCEPT
A) Writing B) Cities C) Cave paintings
D) Laws/Government
____2.The land between the rivers refers to
A) Mesopotamia B) Egypt C) the Hittites D) Persia
____3. Which ruler united Upper Egypt with Lower Egypt after the Hittites?
A) Tutankhamen B) Ahmose I C) Ramses II
D) Amenhotep IV
____4. Compared to the Assyrians, Persian rule was
A) Larger in area B) Kinder
C) More lenient of different religions D) All of these
____5) Which Egyptian ruler threw out the Hebrews?
A) Ramses II B) Akhenaton C) Amenhotep IV
D) Tutankhamen
____6) Today the base for Western thought is thought to be
A) Celtic/Germanic B) Mesopotamia/Persian
C) Rome/Parthia D) Greek/Hebrew
____7) The Israelite tribes were held together by
A) Mosesí leadership B) powerful judges C) strong kings
D) a commitment to Yahweh
____8) Moses led his people out of Egypt
A) and into a period of wandering in the Sinai Desert
B) after Assyrian captivity
C) upon the death of Ramses I
D) to flee the Hittites
____9) The Ark of the Covenant
A) held the Ten Commandments
B) was taken by the Assyrians
C) was held in the Temple of Solomon
D) all of these
___10) A Greek contribution to Western civilization is
A) the use of reason to understand life around them
B) an union of religion and politics
C) women’s rights
D) foreign policy
___11) Helots were
A) Athenian light infantry B) Spartan warriors
B) Oarsmen of the Athenian fleet D) Spartan slaves
___12) The Spartan concept of excellence is
A) participation in civil affairs B) dying in battle
B) loyalty to the Gods D) mental attributes
___13) The 1st Persian invasion of Greece was brought on by
A) Athen’s support of Greek rebellions in Asia Minor
B) Persian hatred of Greek culture
C) an invitation of Sparta to humble Athens
D) Spartan raids on Persia
___14) Athenians during their empire period
A) debated the ethics of empire
B) saw no conflict between imperialism and democracy
C) grew soft
D) rejected internal democracy
___15) Salamis was
A) a great Greek naval victory
B) Sparta’s capital
C) home to the Greek Gods
D) a Greek God
___16) During the era of the Delian League
A) Sparta dominated Greece
B) Athens dominated Greece
C) admiration for Greece grew
D) wealth among members was shared
___17) The Peloponnesian War was
A) a civil war between the followers of Athens and Sparta
B) the 2nd Persian War
C) the Macedonian invasion of Greece
D) a war between Thebes and Sparta
___18) Alexander’s tutor was
A) Plato B) Socrates C) Aristotle D) Parmenides
___19) Alexander abandoned his campaign in India because
A) disease among his troops
B) his troops demanded it
C) the cost of war didn’t equal the gains
D) Alexander wanted time to teach his son to rule
___20) After Alexander’s death,
A) his father took over power
B) the empire collapsed
C) Alexander’s son took over
D) his empire was split into 3 parts
Pick 10 of following 15 people, places and ideas. Answer as completely as possible in 2 or 3 sentences (3 points)
1) symposiums
2) Code of Hammurabi
3) Hatshepsut
4) Cro-Magnon man
5) Assyrians
6) Minoans
7) Yahweh
8) Alexandria, Egypt
9) Hittites
10)Oligarchy
11) hoplites
12) King Philip II
13) Delian League
14) Battle of Marathon
15) Mt Olympus
Pick 1 of the following 4 questions. Answer as completely as possible.
(15 points)
1) What were the chief characteristics of Hellenistic society?
2) Chose either Egypt or Mesopotamia and describe using examples how the steps taken by the people as they moved towards civilization.
3) How was Athens able to dominate Greek civilization?
4) Describe Athenian Democracy.
