Alexander the Great & The Hellenistic Age (1)


1	Hellenistic civilization is an example of cultural diffusion because it?:
		influenced the peoples of the Middle East for hundreds of years.
		blended Greek civilization with the cultures of the Middle East.
		valued learning and science.
		developed in the Fertile Crescent and spread eastward to India.


2	Alexander the Great conquered all of the following regions EXCEPT?:
		Asia Minor.
		Egypt.
		Persia.
		China.


3	In order to rule his vast empire, Alexander?:
		set up city-states like those in Greece.
		organized it into three separate kingdoms.
		allowed each area to keep its own form of government.
		appointed loyal Greek officers as governors of each region.


4	The greatest achievement of Hellenistic culture occurred in the realm of?:
		law and politics.
		science.
		religion.
		art.


5	The greatest consequence of Alexander the Great's conquests was the?:
		opening of the East to the spread of Hellenism.
		destruction of the Persian Empire.
		knowledge he gathered during his campaigns.
		establishment of trade with India.


6	Pythagoras believed that the universe was?:
		arranged in random order.
		controlled by the gods.
		beyond human comprehension.
		organized according to mathematical laws.


7	Epicureans believed in?:
		public service.
		the pursuit of pleasure.
		self-denial.
		generosity towards others.


8	Which of the following was NOT developed during the Hellenistic Age?:
		the Arabic number system.
		the Pythagorean theorem.
		Euclidean geometry.
		the Hippocratic oath.