Cyrus and his son ruled their empire by following a practical approach of
(A) threatening the people with gross injustices.
(B) murdering local priests and nobles.
(C) first marrying into the local nobility.
(D) respecting local priests and native traditions.
Which of the following is not a tenet of Zoroastrianism?
(A) Belief in reincarnation of the dead
(B) Belief in one supreme deity
(C) The triumph of good over evil
(D) Belief that humans would be rewarded or punished in the afterlife for their deeds
What did the Persian Empire share in common with classical Greece in 500 b.c.e.?
(A) Both possessed a strong sense of citizenship.
(B) Both were expansive civilizations.
(C) Both were ethnically homogeneous.
(D) Both had a centralized political system.
In contrast to the Persian Empire, the political culture of classical Greek civilization
(A) allowed for the limited participation of women in public assemblies.
(B) featured popular participation in politics.
(C) relied heavily on satraps to administer their states.
(D) emphasized the absolute power of the monarch.
Although Greece is described as "resource poor" in the chapter, it economically prospered
(A) because of successful manufacturing.
(B) by using a large population as a large "service" sector.
(C) through access to foreign resources, markets, and ideas.
(D) through a brisk trade in slaves.
Despite the adoption of their alphabet system from the Phoenicians, literacy in Greece
(A) remained elusive for several centuries, relying on oral traditions.
(B) was undermined by the diversity of languages in the Greek islands.
(C) was limited only to the priests.
(D) was reserved for business transactions.
The Greek Dark Age was a period of
(A) dark atmospheric conditions due to the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius.
(B) commercial growth due to the use of dark-colored dyes in fabric.
(C) poverty, isolation, and depopulation.
(D) frequent disruption due to invasions.
An oligarchy is a society in which
(A) a hereditary elite controls the power.
(B) all landowners participate politically.
(C) the wealthy members of society have political power.
(D) all adult makes are allowed to vote.
The Archaic Greek development of humanism, a lasting feature of Western civilization, was
(A) the subjugation of individuals' rights and will for the good of the state.
(B) the political concept that the king was designated by God.
(C) a short-lived attempt to treat humans as God.
(D) a valuing of the uniqueness, rights,and talents of individuals.
The growth of democracy in classical Athens was accompanied by
(A) harsh criticism from Greek intellectuals like Aristotle.
(B) the simultaneous growth of slavery on a massive scale.
(C) the abolition of slavery.
(D) the association of slave status with race.
Greek philosophers emphasized which perspective of viewing the world?
(A) Rational explanations for the world around them rather than reliance on religious conceptions.
(B) Devotion to nature-based gods who were not anthropomorphic.
(C) A skeptical view of science as the exclusive answers to all questions.
(D) Rejection of polytheism.
How does the Peloponnesian War reveal an inherent flaw in Greek society?
(A) The independent poleis fostered rivalry and mistrust among neighbors.
(B) The poor in Greece suffered more severe hardship than in other world societies.
(C) The hoplites were unreliable because of their exclusion from politics.
(D) The Greeks refused to abandon their policy of nonviolence.
Which of the following were not "cosmopolitan" features of Hellenistic era was
(A) Libraries and universities
(B) Homogeneous societies
(C) Scientific discoveries
(D) The cultivation of art and literature
A major development that occurred during the Hellenistic era was
(A) the Mongol conquest of Europe.
(B) Sparta's defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
(C) the spread of Greek culture throughout most of the ancient world.
(D) the expansion of the Roman Empire to its greatest height.
