classics 36c exam 1

The year 698 BCE was in the

seventh century BCE

The eigth century BCE was from

799-700 BCE

The year 432 BCE would have been in what scholars call the Greek

Classical period

The Greek Dark Age is dated from

1100-750 BCE

The year 285 BCE was in the

third century BCE

The sixth century BCE was from

599-500 BCE

The correct chronological order of the following ancient Greek historical periods (from earliest on left to most recent on right) is

 

Late Bronze Age, Dark Age, Archaic Period, Classical Period.

The correct chronological order of the following ancient Greek historical periods (from earliest on left to most recent on right) is

 Classical Period, Hellenistic Period, Imperial (Roman) Period, Byzantine Period.

The year 549 CE was in the

sixth century BCE

The Greek Hellenistic Period is dated from

323-31 BCE

Just as Athens was in the region of Attica, Plataea was in the region of

Boeotia

All the following regions are located in the northern part of mainland Greece EXCEPT

Laconia

All the following places are islands EXCEPT

Thrace

All the following places were located in central Greece EXCEPT

Miletus

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Sparta

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Troy

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Thessaly

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Thebes

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Corinth

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Delphi

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Tyre

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Eretria

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Persepolis

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Siwa

The ancient Greek word for a non-Greek person was

barbaros

The cities of Tyre and Sidon were located in

Phoenicia

Alexander the Great besieged Tyre over a span of seven months in

332 BCE

According to Herodotus, Themistocles interpreted the so-called “wooden wall oracle” to be referring to

the Athenians’ ships

Scholars include all the following regions in the Ancient Near East EXCEPT

Thrace

The League of Corinth (formed by Philip II and continued by Alexander III) did NOT include

Sparta

Philip II formed the League of Corinth in

338 BCE

According to Herodotus, the ringleader or instigator of the Ionian Revolt was a ruler from Miletus named

Aristagoras

The Spartan king Leonidas died in

480 BCE

Philip II’s wife Olympias was from

Epirus

Of the following writers, the only one who both accompanied Alexander the Great on his invasion of the Persian Empire and wrote a history of this invasion was

Callisthenes

Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1.15

“Spithridates then raised his scimitar against Alexander from behind, but Cleitus, son of Dropides, struck Spithridates’ shoulder first, cutting off his arm . . .” 

The event described here took place in

334 BCE

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus supposedly burned down on the day that

Alexander (the Great) was born

At the Battle of Chaeronea, Alexander (the Great) was

18 years old

After the Battle of Chaeronea, Alexander was joined in delivering the ashes of the Athenian war dead to Athens by the Macedonian general

Antipater

According to Arrian, the reason that Alexander III (the Great) went beyond the river Ister (the modern Danube), when he was putting down rebellions in Thrace, was due to his “longing” always to go farther. The Greek word for this “longing” is

pothos

The Persian king Darius II

was the father of Cyrus the Younger

The Greek polis that was treated harshly (with many of its citizens sold into slavery) by both Philip II and Alexander III was

Thebes

All the following places were located in the northwest part of Anatolia/Asia Minor EXCEPT

Issus

If Persian satraps in western Anatolia had indeed followed the advice that Memnon of Rhodes gave them in 334 BCE regarding the invading army of Alexander the Great, Alexander would have probably soon been forced to

 

leave Anatolia and return to Macedonia.

Like the Rosetta Stone, the Bisitun inscription has inscriptions in ____ different languages

three

All the following are primary sources for the life of Alexander the Great EXCEPT

Herodotus

All the following statements are true about this type of coin EXCEPT

It was Greek, since Greeks invented the first coinage

In this drawing, the Greek name for the type of spear the soldier holds was

sarissa

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Abydus

The place indicated by “B” on this map is

Chios

The place indicated by “C” on this map is

Ephesus

The place indicated by “D” on this map is

Granicus River

The place indicated by “E” on this map is

Perinthus

The place indicated by “F” on this map is

Pherae

The place indicated by “A” on this map is

Bactria

The place indicated by “B” on this map is

Cunaxa

The place indicated by “C” on this map is

Damascus

The place indicated by “D” on this map is

Ecbatana

The place indicated by “E” on this map is

Gaugamela

The place indicated by “F” on this map is

Issus

The place indicated by “G” on this map is

Sidon

The place indicated by “H” on this map is

Siwa

The place indicated by “I” on this map is

Sogdiana

The place indicated by “J” on this map is

Tyre

In the sixth century, all of the below happened EXCEPT

Egyptians revolt

All of the below kings reigned during the fifth century BCE except

Alexander

In 494, what significant event takes place?

Darius sends forces to punish Athens/Eretria

What two battles take place on the same day in 480?

Themopylae and Artemisium

The Battle of Thermopylae was a victory for the ________

Persians

The Battle of Salamis was a decisive victory for the ______

Greeks

The Battle of Artemisium was a decisive victory for the ______

Neither, it was a tie

The Bisitun relief was carved in the

sixth century BCE

The Bisitun tablet is about

Darius I

The Bisitun tablet is inscribed in…

Elamite, Babylonian, Old Persian

The Bisitun relief _____ Darius’ actions in taking the throne

defends

We think the Bisitun relief was copied and sent all over the Persian empire, perhaps influencing…?

Herodotus

Herodotus focuses on the invasion of Greece by…

Xerxes

Herodotus tells us that the Ionian Revolt was destined to…

fail

“Tyrant” in the context of this class means…

A guy who seizes power and is not a nepo baby

In 498, ________ attack Sardis and “accidentally”? burn it

All of the above

When Darius I sends a force to punish Athens, he is guided by…

Hippias

Why was Marathon a great landing spot for the Persians?

It was flat, so there was space for the Persian cavalry

Darius I dies in _______ BCE

486

During whose reign did the Persians attempt to invade Greece?

Xerxes

Athenian envoys go to Sardis and offer ‘earth and water’ to king Darius in…

~507 BCE

Which philosopher advocated for a Panhellenic war against Persia?

Isocrates

Before Philip of Macedon, ____ of ______ wanted to unite the Greeks

Jason, Pherae/Thessaly

Philip II spent his early years in _____ as a hostage, which was the most powerful Greek city at the time

Thebes

When Philip finally moves into Greece, the Greeks [know / don’t know] he’s coming and are [prepared / not prepared]

know, not prepared

These two cities team up to fight Philip

Thebes, Athens

The battle where Greece loses its freedom until modern times is the…

Battle of Chaeronea

When Philip attacks, Greece is weakened from…

The Peloponnesian War

This orator urges Athens and Thebes to fight against Philip

Demosthenes

The Peace of Demades is negotiated between…

Philip and the Athenians

The League of Corinth is established

338 BCE

Philip’s only clash with a Persian military force was at

Perinthus

The Persian king who sends his forces against Philp to break the siege at Perinthus is…

Artaxerxes III

In 336, Philip kicks off his big Persian invasion by sending ________ with some advance forces to _________

Parmenio, Abydus

Who killed Philip?

Pausanias, ex-lover and royal bodyguard

Alexander the Great is Alexander the

third