WORLD CIVILIZATION ASSIGNMENT

1. Greece is renowned for its
alpine climate.
political unity.
fertile farmland.
excellent harbors.

2. Which of these events took place first?
An advanced civilization emerged on mainland Greece.
Mycenaeans arrived on Crete.
Homer wrote the Iliad.
The original Great Palace at Knossos was constructed.

3. The Greek polis could best be described as
an independent political unit with no ties to other poleis.
a large town independent of its surrounding countryside.
an entity in which as much as 80 percent of the population was excluded from political life.
a town and its surrounding countryside in which about half the population had the right to vote.

4. Which of these groups was/were excluded from full citizenship in the Greek polis?
women
freemen under the age of twenty-five
slaves
both women and slaves

5. Which statement is true of Athenian democracy?
Every male citizen was free to serve in the boule, the council that made policy.
The ekklesia was similar to our modern-day city council.
The deme was the largest governmental body.
Participation in the boule was usually weighted in favor of the wealthy and influential

6. Conditions that allowed opponents of Athenian democracy to finally destroy it were created by the
wars with the Spartans.
supporters of the Ephors.
citizens who abused the process.
The deme was similar to a town hall meeting.

7. The real goal in the Peloponnesian War was for
Athens to use its navy to defeat all of the other city-states.
Sparta and Persia to defeat Athens and join together in a mighty alliance.
Athens to conquer territory from its neighboring city-states, among other things.
Sparta to demonstrate to its neighbors its strong military training.

8. The battle of Chaeronea effectively brought an end to
Philip's plans to incorporate Greece into his empire.
the political unity the Greeks had theretofore enjoyed.
the independent polis system that had long been in place.
Greece's rule by foreigners

9. To cement relationships with newly conquered territories, Alexander encouraged immigrant Greeks to
stop collecting taxes.
show mercy to prisoners of war.
choose a general to stay and supervise each newly defeated city-state.
marry local women

10. In Homer's poem, Odysseus (Ulysses) conquered the Cyclops by
killing him in a duel.
blinding him.
tricking him to jump into the sea.
convincing him to drink a poisonous concoction.

11. The second epoch of Greek history, spanning the time of Homer to the Macedonian conquest, is known as the Golden Period.
True
False

12. The Dark Age was probably precipitated by the Dorian invasions.
True
False

13. The Congress was a 500-citizen council charged with administrative and legislative powers in Athens.
True
False

14. During the second Persian War, Spartan troops distinguished themselves at the battles of Thermopylae and Plataea.
True
False

15. Philip's victory over Charonea marks the effective end of Greek independence.
True
False

16. Roman sources, which may or may not be accurate, assert that they were able to defeat the Etruscans because
the Etruscans would not accept the concept of a monarchy.
the Etruscans enjoyed life too much to accept the training, fighting, and dying required by sustained warfare.
the Etruscans actually admired Roman culture and were ready to become acculturated to it.
they had superior weapons to those of the Etruscans.

17. Phoenician culture influenced Italy through the great North African city-state of
Carthage.
Timbuktu.
Thebes.
Corinth

18. After the passage of the Hortensian law, the Roman community
achieved total social democracy.
remained essentially democratic in structure for a time.
saw many poverty-stricken ex-farmers migrating into the city.
granted Italians partial citizenship rights

19. The First Punic War broke out over the issue of
dominance over Spain.
control of the Alps.
control of the Mediterranean.
control over Sicily.

20. The Romans finally defeated the Carthaginian general, Hannibal, by
using modern technology they had taken from the Etruscans.
invading Carthage, forcing him to return home.
controlling Sicily so that he could not get reinforcements.
taking charge of Sardinia, thus leading him to divide his forces

21. The languages that served as the cultural common denominators during the heyday of Rome were
Latin and Arabic.
Latin and Italian.
Greek and Italian.
Latin and Greek.

22. Julius Caesar is famous for
changing France's form of government after he conquered the region.
becoming dictator with the initial support of the Senate.
being murdered by senators who feared his dictatorial rule.
adopting Octavian and supporting his ideas to re-form a republic.

23. In actuality, the solutions Augustus used to care for the poor, such as providing grain and oil when needed, would today cause Rome to be viewed as a type of
commune
utopian society
welfare state
"Great Society

24. One unique aspect of the PaxRomana was its
support for the arts.
brevity.
special consideration given to the Roman citizens.
set of common laws that were upheld in a number of places that Rome conquered.

25. Religious practices during the Roman Empire could best be described as
rigidly proscribed.
eclectic and accepting.
continually questioning the meaning of life.
unimportant to most people

26. When conquered by Rome, the upper classes of Italy and Greece were encouraged to integrate themselves into becoming citizens.
True
False

27. The decisive battle of the Punic Wars was the Roman victory at Athens in 202 B.C.E.
True
False

28. The veto power the consuls had over each other is indicative of the early Roman fear of permanent dictatorship.
True
False

29. Roman philosophy was built almost entirely on German models.
True
False

30. Members of the proletariat were those who owned and could sell only their own labor.
True
False

Discussion Board: (short essay one or two paragraphs)

1. In the first post please address the following:

Assess the career of Alexander the Great, and gauge the depth of his contributions to the advancement (or detriment) of civilation. Which contribution would you consider most significant: how and/or why?

2. please comment on the following, what do you think about this, :

"Alexander the Great had several contributions to the advancement of civilization, but among those one stands out the Hellenization of alexander's empire, in my opinion, is his most significant contribution to the advancement of civilization, or at least the facilitation of further advancement. Through the spread of Hellenistic ideas throughout Alexanders empire different cultures were given a common language and a common currency in the process . This helped many areas that would other wise be shut to the outside world connect and flourish, thus allowing those culture to sustain themselves and create vast cities: