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1
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Which of the following was not one of Philip the second’s military reforms

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He abandoned the phalanx formation as to ineffective and inefficient

2
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Philip II was able to forge an efficient military machine by

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A and c

3
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The philippics were a series or orations in which

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Demosthenes convinced the Athenians to fight against Philip

4
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Which of the following statements about the Macedomians is correct

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They were probably not Greek

5
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Isocrates

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Hoped that Philip would unite the Greek world in a campaign against Persia

6
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All of the following were results of the battle of chaeronea except for

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The complete destruction of Athens for its leadership in the struggle against Macedonia

7
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All of the following were conquered by Alexander except

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Arabia

8
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Alexander’s military success against the Persians was in part attributable to

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The role of Alexander is Calvary as a strike force

9
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Alexander invaded the Persian empire

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With an army of 37,000 including 5,000 cavalry

10
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At the battle of gaugamela

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The Greeks under Alexander were able to break the center of the Persian lime and boldness turn the battle into a rout

11
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Alexander the great’s conquests in Asia occurred despite

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His eventual difficulties in convincing his troops to fight so far from home

12
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Alexander the great’s troops rebelled when he made the decision to invade and capture

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India

13
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In establishing his empire, Alexander the great

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Saw himself as a descendent of Greek gods and heroes.

Combined Greek and Persian practices to allow its administration.

Allowed intermarriage between his soldiers in need of Persian women.

14
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The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw

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The extension and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient near East

15
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Upon the death of Alexander

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His Macedonia generals became involved in successive power struggles

16
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The Hellenistic dynasty that lasted the longest was the

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Ptolemaic

17
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The famous Indian ruler who sent Buddhist missionaries to Greek rulers was

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Ashoka

18
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The people from Europe north of the Alps who attacked Rome and Macedonia and Greece in the fourth and third centuries B.C. were the

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Celts

19
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The Hellenistic states in the centuries after Alexander the Great

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Became despotic monarchies

20
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Which of the following statements best describes Hellenistic cities

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Important centers of administration, most of which were dominated by Greeks and Greek cultures

21
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A clear trend of Hellenistic cities was

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The close relationship between the Hellenistic rulers and the cities

22
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The actolian and the Achaean leagues were

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Located in central Greece and Peloponnesus

23
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Improvements in trade and commerce in the Hellenistic world were greatly aided by all of the following except

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Revolutionary innovations in agriculture

24
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The economic life of the Hellenistic world was characterized by

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Significant shift in industry and manufacturing from Greece to the east

25
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Which class of women achieved the most notable games during the Hellenistic period

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Upper class

26
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In the Hellenistic world

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Small families were common

27
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Which of the following was not a major source of slaves in the Hellenistic world

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Citizens who could not pay their debts were sold into slavery

28
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Among the most ill treated of Hellenistic slaves were those

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Who worked in Egyptian gold mines

29
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Hellenistic education as embodied in the gymnasium

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Closely and widely followed classical Greek ideas about proper education

30
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What was the greatest difference between education during the Hellenistic period and education during the classical period

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Rather than being a private enterprise, Hellenistic education became a duty of cities and their governments

31
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The Greek god of healing, but responsible for miraculous cures in the Hellenistic period, was

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Asclepius

32
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The scientific foundations of medicine made by Alexandrian physicians

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Were made possible through the use of dissection and Vivisection

33
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An especially important culture center with the largest library in ancient times was

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Alexandria

34
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Which of the following statements is untrue concerning Hellenistic culture

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Artists remained social outcasts, and were rarely patronized by the rich

35
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The theatrical center of the Hellenistic world and home of new comedy was

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Athens

36
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The surviving works of the Greek historian polybius demonstrate

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His following of ThucyIdes in seeking rational motives for historical events

37
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Hellenistic sculpture

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Was more emotional and realistic than classical Greek sculpture

38
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Hellenistic scientist were able to accomplish all of the following except

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Inventing a crude telescope

39
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The Alexandrian scholar Euclid’s most famous achievement was

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Systematizing the study of geometry

40
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The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse was responsible for all of the following except

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Uniting the disciplines of science and philosophy

41
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The philosophical school that stressed happiness through reading oneself from a political life was

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Epicureanism

42
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Stoicism

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Maintained that people could gain inner peace by seeking virtue and living according to nature

43
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What was the primary difference between the philosophy of the Greek classical period and philosophy during the Hellenistic period

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Hellenistic philosophy dealt more with human this associated from the life of polis

44
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The widespread popularity of stoicism and epicureanism and has them in the Hellenistic world

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Suggested a new open this to thoughts of University

45
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How did Greek religion change during the Hellenistic period

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The Greeks became very receptive to the eastern religion mystery cults

46
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The mystery cults and religion of the Hellenistic world

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Helped pave the way for the success of Christianity

47
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In the Hellenistic era, medicine

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Progressed due to the use of dissection and vivisection

48
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All of the following are true about the culIsis except

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It originated in the eastern Persian empire, an outgrowth of Zoroastrianism

49
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Jews in the Hellenistic era

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Were disbursed throughout the eastern my Mediterranean region’s