Western Civilization 1 StraighterLine Final Exam Questions and Answers

Western Civilization 1 StraighterLine Final Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following was NOT a result of the widespread violence and movement of peoples in the eastern Mediterranean around 1200 B.C.E.? Select one: a. a besieged and weakened Egyptian Empire b. the Trojan War and destruction of Troy c. the establishment of democracy at Athens d. the decline of Mycenaean civilization and its invasion by Dorian Greeks - Answer-c. the establishment of democracy at Athens The Greek Dark Ages commenced when Select one: a. the Mycenaean culture collapsed. b. the eruption of the volcano on Thera caused dust that dimmed the sun. c. glaciers from the Ice Age spread all over Greece. d. Homer died, leaving his epics unfinished. - Answer-a. the Mycenaean culture collapsed. During the Persian Wars, Select one: a. Athens defeated Sparta. b. Xerxes of Persia conquered Greece, ending Athenian democracy. c. Athens and Sparta invaded Persia and destroyed the Persian Empire. d. None of these answers is correct. - Answer-d. None of these answers is correct. Which of the following applies to Pericles, the architect of Athen's Golden Age? Select one: a. He was elected chief strategos, or commander, from 443 to 429 B.C.E. b. He provided the leadership for the rebuilding of the Acropolis. c. He advocated the supremacy of Athens over other members of the Delian League. d. All these answers are correct. - Answer-d. All of these answers are correct. The Hellensistic school of philosophy that advocated the rejection of the goods of this world in order to achieve happiness was that of the Select one: