CLS 1500 Final Exam with all Correct & 100% Verified
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The Minoans were Greek speakers ✔Correct Answer-False
Most of the information we have about antiquity comes from: ✔Correct Answer-literary and
written sources
The abbreviation AD used in dates such as June 30 AD 2020 stands for After Death ✔Correct
Answer-False
The Minoan civilization, based on the island of Crete, was noteworthy for its: ✔Correct
Answer-all of these
Heinrich Schliemman's discovery and excavation of sites such as Troy and Mycanae were
significant chiefly because they: ✔Correct Answer-opened up a whole new field of Bronze Age
studies
The term thalassocracy means: ✔Correct Answer-maritime rule-sea empire
Greek speakers first arrive in what becomes the Greek world in: ✔Correct Answer-2000 BCE
Palace-complexes dominated much of the Bronze Age era Greek world. The palace sites were
destroyed and the Dark Ages set in. Besides language, what stated the same in the Greek world
through the Dark Ages and into the historical period? ✔Correct Answer-religion-most of the
same gods
What caused the end of the Bronze Age? ✔Correct Answer-some combination of all these
The era Homer depicts in the Iliad: ✔Correct Answer-is quasi-fictional, mingling Bronze and
Dark Age traits
Greek poetry, like English, relies on rhyming. ✔Correct Answer-False
Homer's Iliad tells the story of the entire ten year long Trojan War. ✔Correct Answer-False
The leaders in the Homeric world of the Iliad gain status through these two important skills:
✔Correct Answer-fighting on the battlefield and speaking wisely among peers
In the excerpt of the Iliad we read, why is Achilles so angry? ✔Correct Answer-Agamemnon
takes his prize from him
, In the Iliad Homer makes war seem glorious, heroic, and fails to show the true horrors of
combat. ✔Correct Answer-False
An example of a Bronze Age element in the Iliad would be: ✔Correct Answer-the boar's tusk
helmet
The Dark Age saw widespread construction of large scale buildings throughout the Greek world.
✔Correct Answer-False
The megaron building style, used for the throne room in Mycenaean palaces, continues
throughout Greek antiquity, often in the form of a temple. ✔Correct Answer-True
Around 750 BCE there was a 7-fold increase in the population in Attica. How do we know this?
✔Correct Answer-big jump in the number of graves/tombs
Scholars believe that Homer wrote out and edited his poems very carefully. ✔Correct Answer-
False
Coming out of the Dark Ages, who held a monopoly on politics in the polises forming
throughout the Greek-speaking world? ✔Correct Answer-the aristocrats/elites
Which of these was NOT a key defining characteristic of the polis? ✔Correct Answer-always
had a king
In the average polis, what percentage of the population was made up of the yeomen (= hoplite)
class? ✔Correct Answer-50
Which is NOT a characteristic of hoplite warfare? ✔Correct Answer-cavalry and archery played
key roles
The essential piece of equipment that defines the hoplite was the: ✔Correct Answer-three
foot diameter concave shield
Which interpretation of how hoplite warfare worked argues that the hoplite wielded his spear
holding it under his arm and NOT overhead? ✔Correct Answer-orthodox (Hanson)
In his poems, what quality does Tyrtaeus hope to instill in soldiers? ✔Correct Answer-the
courage not to run away
According to Tyrtaeus, who suffers if a warrior runs away in battle? ✔Correct Answer-the
warrior, his family and descendants, and the entire community
Greek colonies, unlike those in later eras, were politically independent from their mother-cities.
✔Correct Answer-True
Answers |Latest Version |Already Graded A+
The Minoans were Greek speakers ✔Correct Answer-False
Most of the information we have about antiquity comes from: ✔Correct Answer-literary and
written sources
The abbreviation AD used in dates such as June 30 AD 2020 stands for After Death ✔Correct
Answer-False
The Minoan civilization, based on the island of Crete, was noteworthy for its: ✔Correct
Answer-all of these
Heinrich Schliemman's discovery and excavation of sites such as Troy and Mycanae were
significant chiefly because they: ✔Correct Answer-opened up a whole new field of Bronze Age
studies
The term thalassocracy means: ✔Correct Answer-maritime rule-sea empire
Greek speakers first arrive in what becomes the Greek world in: ✔Correct Answer-2000 BCE
Palace-complexes dominated much of the Bronze Age era Greek world. The palace sites were
destroyed and the Dark Ages set in. Besides language, what stated the same in the Greek world
through the Dark Ages and into the historical period? ✔Correct Answer-religion-most of the
same gods
What caused the end of the Bronze Age? ✔Correct Answer-some combination of all these
The era Homer depicts in the Iliad: ✔Correct Answer-is quasi-fictional, mingling Bronze and
Dark Age traits
Greek poetry, like English, relies on rhyming. ✔Correct Answer-False
Homer's Iliad tells the story of the entire ten year long Trojan War. ✔Correct Answer-False
The leaders in the Homeric world of the Iliad gain status through these two important skills:
✔Correct Answer-fighting on the battlefield and speaking wisely among peers
In the excerpt of the Iliad we read, why is Achilles so angry? ✔Correct Answer-Agamemnon
takes his prize from him
, In the Iliad Homer makes war seem glorious, heroic, and fails to show the true horrors of
combat. ✔Correct Answer-False
An example of a Bronze Age element in the Iliad would be: ✔Correct Answer-the boar's tusk
helmet
The Dark Age saw widespread construction of large scale buildings throughout the Greek world.
✔Correct Answer-False
The megaron building style, used for the throne room in Mycenaean palaces, continues
throughout Greek antiquity, often in the form of a temple. ✔Correct Answer-True
Around 750 BCE there was a 7-fold increase in the population in Attica. How do we know this?
✔Correct Answer-big jump in the number of graves/tombs
Scholars believe that Homer wrote out and edited his poems very carefully. ✔Correct Answer-
False
Coming out of the Dark Ages, who held a monopoly on politics in the polises forming
throughout the Greek-speaking world? ✔Correct Answer-the aristocrats/elites
Which of these was NOT a key defining characteristic of the polis? ✔Correct Answer-always
had a king
In the average polis, what percentage of the population was made up of the yeomen (= hoplite)
class? ✔Correct Answer-50
Which is NOT a characteristic of hoplite warfare? ✔Correct Answer-cavalry and archery played
key roles
The essential piece of equipment that defines the hoplite was the: ✔Correct Answer-three
foot diameter concave shield
Which interpretation of how hoplite warfare worked argues that the hoplite wielded his spear
holding it under his arm and NOT overhead? ✔Correct Answer-orthodox (Hanson)
In his poems, what quality does Tyrtaeus hope to instill in soldiers? ✔Correct Answer-the
courage not to run away
According to Tyrtaeus, who suffers if a warrior runs away in battle? ✔Correct Answer-the
warrior, his family and descendants, and the entire community
Greek colonies, unlike those in later eras, were politically independent from their mother-cities.
✔Correct Answer-True
