WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS EXAM 2
LATEST UPDATE 2024
Greek culture after the time of Alexander the Great mixed with
that of the cultures of various eastern nations, this mixed Greek
culture is today called? - ANSWER-hellenistic
What Greek ruler of Syria persecuted the Jews and instituted idol
worship in the Temple of Jerusalem? - ANSWER-Antiochus IV
The Bosci were? - ANSWER-In their time the Grazers were
known as either Bosci in Latin or Boskoi in Greek, both words
sharing the meaning "grass-eaters" (Ascetic Christians who eat
grass.)
The Minoan Civilization was centered on what island? -
ANSWER-island of Crete
What seems to have caused the end of the Minoan Civilization? -
ANSWER-Eruption of Volcano Thera
Alexander the Great followed his father Philip II as the king of
what nation? - ANSWER-Macedonia
What Persian king did Alexander the Great defeat? - ANSWERDarius III
Under which Greek leader did Athens reach the zenith of its
military power and the peak of its cultural development? -
ANSWER-Pericles
What happened at the Battle of Salmis in 479 BC that was so
important for the future of Greece? - ANSWER-Greek navy
defeated the Persians.
In which battle did the famous 300 Spartans fights? - ANSWERBattle of Thermopylae
Which man was responsible for killing Alexander the Great's
family? - ANSWER-Casandor
The members of the First Triumvirate were? - ANSWER-Julius
Caesar, Crassus, and Pompei
Which was not a provision of the Benedictine Rule? - ANSWERMarriage
Who was the first true "emperor" of the Roman Empire? -
ANSWER-Caesar Augustus
What famous general led the Carthagenians and almost defeated
Rome in the 2nd Punic War? - ANSWER-Hannibal the Great
Ancient, heavily-armed, Greek, Infantry soldiers were called? -
ANSWER-Hoplites
Which two cities fought each other in the Peloponnesian Wars? -
ANSWER-An ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire
against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
The monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy was founded by? -
ANSWER-St. Benedict
Pachomius was the founder of? - ANSWER-Cenobitic
Monasticism
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