True or False: end of the 7th cBC Draco's law code meant athenian citizens all had equal voice

F - Cleisthenes brought about radical democracy in 508 BC, F - The elite had power until Solon in 594 BC brought reform

Revival of interest in classics meant translations & historic writing - forgery was used to ...

Provide themselves with appropriate past

What nod to the classical world and it's power was Hampden court palace built with?

Terracotta plaques of Roman emperors

Why were the Greeks interested in trade with etruria

Tin, iron, lead, silver, tin and copper resources

Sacrificial Calendars denoted time and place of sacrifices: true or false?

F - They described who paid for and what was sacrificed

Trade between Phoenicians and other mediterranean settlements started 10-8thc. BC based on...

Phoenician pottery found in Knossos from 10th BC

What does 'Exempla Virtutis' mean?

Reflecting ideas of moral excellence virtue, and prestige

Deposits from sacrificial meals have shown dog, donkey etc. bones - what could this mean?

Sacrificed multiple animals for enough meat to feed people

True of False: Before the Persian wars Athens is described as a military society

F - Athens was more focused on exporting goods

The Persian Wars started in 499 BC with the Ionian revolt and ended in ...

475 BC with the battle of Plataea

At Persepolis, the central palace of Apadana contains a decoration frieze depicting ...

Tributes brought to the divine Persian king

What were the 3 provinces 16th c map makers would divide Spain's territory into?

Lusitania, Baetica and Tarraconensis

Ai Khanoum has been described as a Greek Polis - which of these features doesn't fit with that

A main square stepped temple with niches

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1
What does Philhellenism mean?
Rearing and education of the ideal member of the polis
It describes a complex array of virtues.
Love for Greek culture
2
True or False: end of the 7th cBC Draco's law code meant athenian citizens all had equal voice
T - He introduced a radical democracy
F - Cleisthenes brought about radical democracy in 508 BC
F - The elite had power until Solon in 594 BC brought reform
T - Decisions were made by citizens not just land owners
3
Which of these is depicted on the East facing pediment of the parthenon?
The contest of Poseidon and Athena
The birth of Athena
The panathenaic festival procession
Greeks fighting Amazons
4
Which of these pottery styles was used commonly in Greece between 900 - 730 BC?
Classical
Orientalised
Semicircular
Geometric
5
When was Cumae established?
720 BC
890 BC
740 BC
670 BC
6
Which territories did sparta expand to conquer?
Ionia and Persia
Lakonia and Messenia
Athens and Eubea
Ionia and Lakonia
7
Revival of interest in classics meant translations & historic writing - forgery was used to ...
Provide themselves with appropriate past
When giving texts to important overseas establishments
Because it was easier to make stuff up
Very little, almost no forgeries occurred
8
Establish ethnic communities - what type of Roman migrant is this describing?
Local Migrants
Careers Migrants
Circular Migrants
Chain Migrants
9
Which of these these is not a temple developed to serve a civic religious purpose?
Samos
Eretria
Toumba
Ephesos
10
What nod to the classical world and it's power was Hampden court palace built with?
A gallery of Roman busts
A full scale replica of the largest Roman baths
Terracotta plaques of Roman emperors
Replicas of Roman legionary standards
11
Why were the Greeks interested in trade with etruria
Tin, iron, lead, silver, tin and copper resources
Lead, silver and copper resources
They weren't interested in trade with eturia
Tin, Iron and lead resources
12
Sacrificial Calendars denoted time and place of sacrifices: true or false?
F - They described the origin of the tradition
F - They described who paid for and what was sacrificed
T - They have been useful in dating the tradition
13
Trade between Phoenicians and other mediterranean settlements started 10-8thc. BC based on...
Radiocarbon dating
Phoenician pottery found in Knossos from 10th BC
Texts found at Al Mina
Euboean pottery found in Tyre from 9th-8thc BC
14
Scythians were ...
Nomadic pastoralists
A sub-group of etruscans
A rebellious Greek polis
The second biggest power in th mediterranean at the time
15
What does the name Augustus mean?
Protected by the divine
The revered one
Noble and fearless leader
The promised one
16
What does 'Exempla Virtutis' mean?
Reflecting ideas of self-sacrifice and selflessness
Reflecting ideas of superiority and privilege
Reflecting ideas of moral excellence virtue, and prestige
Reflecting the model Roman condition
17
In order to become a pope one would have to receive the _____________ in Romes
Shroud of Administration
Blanket of governance
Cloak of Office
Coat of God
18
Which of these animals appeared on 6thc BC athenian coins?
Owls
Snakes
Turtles
Sheep
19
What's the name of the ideological concept created by Mussolini to keep out foreign influences?
Autarchia
Romanitas
'Ethical-State'
Dux Duce
20
When was Al Mina set up?
825 - 770 BC
800 - 711 BC
900 - 650 BC
720 - 550 BC
21
Which river where the two boys left by?
Tirso
Arno
Tanaro
Tiber
22
When were coins released that pictured Romulus and Remus being fed by the she-wold?
300 BC
272 BC
269 BC
219 BC
23
Deposits from sacrificial meals have shown dog, donkey etc. bones - what could this mean?
Sacrificed multiple animals for enough meat to feed people
It was an unimportant sacrifice
They would only eat meat that has been sacrificed
They would butcher their pets as sacrificial victims
24
When was the Susanian Empire?
224 - 651 AD
335 - 786 AD
456 - 632 AD
276 - 457 AD
25
On what Roman building is Florence's cathedral dome modelled on?
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Mausoleum of Maxentius
Church of Santa Maria di Loreto
The Pantheon
26
Which of these is not on the Acropolis?
The Erechtheion
The Propylaia
The Parthenon
The Serpent Column
27
True of False: Before the Persian wars Athens is described as a military society
F - Athens was more focused on exporting goods
T - Athens focused on military
28
After Numitor died his uncle took the thrown and made Rhea Silvia a ...
Haenyeo
Charwoman
Vestal Virgin
Nursemaid
29
True or False: The isotope make-up of your teeth never changes
False
True
30
in 1821 Ipsilantis leads a revolt that fails in what country?
Moldavia
Cyprus
Spain
Istanbul
31
What was the name of the town set up by Aeneas after his marriage to the princess of Latium?
Mons Albanus
Lavinium
Veii
Lazio
32
The Persian Wars started in 499 BC with the Ionian revolt and ended in ...
480 BC with the battle of Thermopylae
470 BC with the battle of Salamis
475 BC with the battle of Plataea
465 BC with the battle of Marathon
33
When was the Satrap Stelea set up in the Buto sanctuary in the Nile Delta?
319 BC
321 BC
311 BC
325 BC
34
After too much secular influence in L11thc orders of monks were invented by the church called..
Warriors of faith
Soldiers of Christ
Officers of the bible
Fighters of angels
35
Hoplite warfare doe not involve...
Military Units
Co-operation
Duels between elites
Providing own armour
36
When did fascist Spain invade Adwa for the second time?
1905
1935
1896
1919
37
At Persepolis, the central palace of Apadana contains a decoration frieze depicting ...
A traditional Persian festival scene
Tributes brought to the divine Persian king
Slaves and exotic animals being lead by Persians
The Persian Wars
38
Which of these stages does not fit into Greek chronology?
Archaic
Early Iron Age
Hellenistic
Protogeometric
39
The Greek alphabet was derived from the Phoenician one with what addition?
Grammar
Vowels
Verbs
Consonants
40
What type of Tombs are found in the Alban hills in 9th - 8th c BC after trade routes changed
Chamber Tombs
Passage Graves
Burial Mounds
Megalithic tomb
41
What is the name of the Seleucid town between the Panji and Kokcha rivers?
Ai Khanoum
Surkh Kotal
Herat
Bactria
42
One new sin added between 1050 and 1250 was the pride of wealth & material, what was the other?
Avaricieux
Avarice
Covetousness
Rapacity
43
What type of food do nitrogen isotopes indicate?
Meat
Berries
Marine
Cereals
44
Who wrote about the Persian wars in 8 volumes?
Perikles
Salamis
Themistocles
Herodotus
45
What were the 3 provinces 16th c map makers would divide Spain's territory into?
Baetica, Creta and Tarraconensis
Lusitania, Baetica and Tarraconensis
Achaea, Baetica and Lusitania
Epirus Nova, Achaea and Baetica
46
Ai Khanoum has been described as a Greek Polis - which of these features doesn't fit with that
Axial grid planning
A gymnasium
A main square stepped temple with niches
A 6000 seat theatre
47
What is the Acropolis?
A monument in remembrance of Perikles
The main sanctuary of Athena
A monument to honour the Persian war victories
A temple to house the athenian elite
48
Who is Aeneas supposed to be the son of?
Venus and Anchises
Ulysses and Venus
Venus and Adonis
Perseus and Phineas
49
The Ottomans take Constantinople in 1071, when do they set up their dynasty?
1098
1265
1189
1288
50
Cyracus recorded the Parthenon, what other structure did he record before its destruction?
Valens Aqueduct
The Imperial Library of Constantinople
The column of Justinian
Theodosius Cistern
51
Where is the Ivory Bangle Lady supposed to have grown up based on oxygen and strontium analysis
North Africa
West Britain
East Sicily
South France
52
Between 460 and 429 BC who re-built the Acropolis?
Anaxagoras
Demosthenes
Perikles
Thucydides
53
What are Amphitheatres?
Public stadium for watching gladiator and beast fights
A place in which Roman leaders could drink and eat feats
A special type of Roman bath used for festivals
A place in which to leave dead slaves
54
When popes were no longer elected by elite families, who brought this change and when?
St. Benedict in 1090
Clement II in 1005
Haskins in 1056
Henry III of Germany in 1045
55
Why do different plants have different carbon isotopes?
The rate at which they grow
The amount of water they receive
Where they grow around the world
The rate at which they photosynthesis
56
What do we see the Parthian king giving to a Roman on the breastplate of the prima porta?
Captured roman citizens
Captured legionary standards
Captured women and children from other states
The captured daughter of Augustus: Julia
57
What is the name of the process monks could perform on souls to prepare them for afterlife
Canonization
Lymphotherapy
Intercession
Myofascial release
58
Where is the Roman theatre Theatre of Herodes Atticus built in 2nd C BC
Thebes
Athens
Asia Minor
London
59
What does the phrase 'ex oriente lux' mean?
Light from the east
Enlightening the masses
Enlightened by god
Light from above
60
What makes archaeologists suspicious that the theatre at Ai Khanoum hosted greek plays?
Mudbrick impressions of sections of Greek plays
Clay tablets at the temple describe the theatre's ongoings
Pieces of Papyrus show greek play scripts
Stone slabs directing people to the theatre written in Greek
61
Who claimed modern Greeks not descended from Classical Greeks?
Constantine Paparrigopoulos
Jacob Fallmerayer
Melina Mercouri
Andronikos
62
What's the name of the temple which supposedly closed it's doors 3 times due to Augustus' peace
Ara Pacis
Temple of Janus
Mars Ultor
Campus Martius
63
What animal cared for the babies Romulus and Remus?
A she-wolf
A golden hen
A white sow
A lioness
64
Where does the word fascist come from?
The Lydian word for the double-bitted axe
Bundle of canes with an axe carried by Roman magistrates
A unit of Ancient Greek currency
bundle of wood or other material used in earthworks
65
What's the name of the mortuary built by the Medici family on the side of San Lorenzo Basilica
The Baptistery of St. John
Pazzi Chapel
Laurentian Medici
Sagrestia Vecchia
66
True or False: Votive reliefs often didn't depict traditional olympian sacrifice
T - Often showed pig or sheep being sacrificed
F - Olympian sacrifice had to used cattle
67
What is the name of the first fortification walls of Rome?
The Servian wall
Aurelian Walls
Walls of Ston
Gum Walls
68
Who started the Gothic style in churches believed to bring closer to God as looks like heaven
Abbot Joseph John at Chartres Cathedral
Abbot Sugar in the church of St. Denis
Abbot Gilbert Goswin of Anchin at the Église Saint-Sulpice
Abbot Gerry Hugh at the Sainte-Chapelle
69
True or False: The parthenon once housed a statue of Athena in gold and ivory
True
False
70
During the early iron age Greece was an expansive power - True or False
True
False
71
When was 'The March on Rome'
1912
1922
1932
1982
72
When did the Bucchero pottery style become popular in the mediterranean?
675 BC
515 BC
766 BC
628 BC
73
From what population group did the Ottoman empire come from?
Roman Empire
Achaemenid Empire
Turkic Khaganate
The Seljuk Turks
74
What was the Campus Martinus?
A monumental art gallery built by Augustus
Where the Roman army would decamp before a procession
A Roman university
The resting place of Augustus and his family
75
Which of these was not one of Mussolini's 'Battles'
Battle for Labour
Battle for Grain
Battle for Births
Battle for Land
76
Who claimed Spain as the heir to the Roman empire? - lived: 1444 - 1522
Antonio de Nebrija
Miguel de Cervantes
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Desiderius Erasmus
77
When was the Ara Pacis built and for whom?
Caligula in the 3rd c BC
Tiberius in the 9th c BC
Augustus in the 9th c BC
Julius Caesar in 8th c BC
78
Alfanus of Salerno used ____ which originated from the temple of Serapis, to decorate a doorway
Eaves
Dougong
Soffit
Cornice
79
at Vagnari, a Roman estate, what per cent of the skeletons were not from the local area?
50%
46%
20%
18%
80
Which of these is not a characteristic of a complete greek polis?
Administraction
Urban planning
Monumental burial mounds
Coinage and identity
81
The etruscans adopted greek culture completely; true or false?
F - The greeks didn't influence them
F - The etruscans imported goods but not culture
F - Etruscans selectively adapted aspects of Greek culture
T - The etruscans basically became part of greece
82
Who built Monte Cassino in Romanesque style?
Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria
Pepin the Short
Desiderata of the Lombards
Desiderius of the Lombard Kingdom
83
Who said this quote "Rome receives men from every land like the sea receives the rivers"
Petsalis-Diomidis
Aelius Aristides
Nicias of Nicaea
Dio Chrysostom
84
Which two rivers did etruria centralise around?
Tiber and Arno rivers
Biferno and Fortore rivers
Bacchiglione and Adige rivers
Cormor and Ausa rivers
85
What can nitrogen isotopes tell us about Roman babies?
When they develop speech
When they begin walking
When they were weaned
When they start eating meat
86
In Venice, one can see Spolia from Constantinople - which?
Tetrarchs
Marble Collums
A bronze horse
A Golden Leaf
87
What does the phrase Panhellenic mean?
Human sacrifice
The Greek central authority
All Greeks
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
88
What is the name of the mosque constructed by the Ottomans in Constantinople?
Aziziye Mosque
Bristol Jamia Mosque
Shah Jahan Mosque
Sulimaniye Mosque
89
Which of these is not thought to be a port of trade between Greeks and Scythians?
Berezan
Shakhty
Taganrog
90
Which of these isn't an origin of the freed slaves found in the communal tomb at Quirinal
Smyrna
Parthian
Theban’s
Phrygian
91
When did Philip II of Macedonia reign?
300-288 BC
359-336 BC
398-303 BC
313 - 210 BC
92
What ideology is this: Identity linked to custom, language & place/nation-state
Absolutism
Nationalism
Globalization
Colonialism
93
When were the ruins of Pompeii discovered?
1733
1792
1654
1748
94
What miracle happened in st. John the Almsgivers tale about trading tin
The tin collected in Britain turned to silver
Pirates attacked the trade ships and took the tin and siver
They realised it was just stone painted like tin
All the tin feel overboard in a storm
95
When is the earliest possible record of Olympia sacrifice?
900 BC
700 BC
1200 BC
1100 BC
96
How can animal bones show evidence of sacrifice?
Only bones of cow in one deposit
Lack or prolific number of femurs
Method of defleshing is different to normal butchering
Large numbers of animals found dead together
97
in 1075 what rule about electing bishops was passed?
It became a hereditary role
There was a fee to now become a Bishop
They could only be appointed by God in prayer
They could only be appointed by Bishops
98
When was The Treaty of Constantinople?
1832
1845
1876
1825
99
Which Spanish political part was Mussolini the leader of?
Monarchist National Party
Common Man's Front
National Fascist Party
Combatants' Party
100
What did Bucchero pottery styles seek to imitate?
Iron age proto-geometric pottery
Northern European pottery styles
Egyptian grave goods
Styles of metal work in the near east at the time
101
How many 'kings' did Sparta have before the persian wars?
It didn't it had a council of elders
2
1
2 and a council of elders
102
What per cent of the Roman population are slaves?
25%
10%
5%
30%
103
What vessel was apparently found in Augustus' tomb?
Warren Cup
Portland Vase
Borghese Vase
104
Which what year did Rome cease to be a monarchy?
515 BC
507 BC
536 BC
572 BC
105
What is a Polis?
A Greek citizen state
A Greek dictatorship
The Phoenicians biggest trading port
An Etruscan burial mound
106
Which of these materials were not found as Eubeon grave goods
Metal Vessels from Cyprus
Ivory from Levant
Faience Beads from Egypt
Jade Pendants from China
107
Rome conquered through war but also by...
Dynastic marriages
Bringing up foreign princes in Rome to 'convert' them
Other settlements asking them for their aid
Client Kingdoms
108
Which of these traits was not part of the ideal Greek?
Short Stature
Fit
Shaven
Nude
109
Which family unrepresentative controlled Florence during the 12th c AD?
House of Borgia
House of Habsburg
House of Sforza
House of Medici
110
What job did the Roman who is commemorated on a L2nd c AD epitaph fro London, have?
A Centurion
Moritix (goods shipper)
A Senator
Haruspex (practised a special form of divination)
111
What was the leader of the Persian empire called?
Nowrooz and elites had to bring him tribute weekly
Nowri and he didn't ask for tributes
Nowreza and elites had to bring him tribute monthly
Nowruz and elites had to bring him tribute yearly
112
The Greek settlement of Megara Hyblaia is notable for it's ___________
Theatre
Military barracks
Necropolis
Grid Planning
113
What was the capital of the Persian empire at the time of Philip II?
Persepolis
Vakil Bazaar
Naranjestan Qavam
Naqsh-e Rajab
114
Which direction did the elite row houses at Ai Khanoum face?
East
South
North
West
115
Commemorating the Victories of the Persian wars ...
Panhellenistic sanctuaries were built at Olympia and Delphi
Greek poleis sent dedications to Delphi
A monumental burial mound was constructed at Marathon
All of these
116
Who was Augustus' uncle who named him era to the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar
Claudius
Tiberius
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
117
What were Muhammed's followers called?
Caliphs
Ilkhanates
Emirates
Sheikhdoms
118
When does the Phocaean red slip ware found in Britain date to?
475 - 450 AD
480 - 440 AD
445 - 420 AD
490 - 401 AD
119
The Heroon of Kineas at Ai Khanoum has what inscribe on its base
Descriptions of the Persian wars
Copies of Herodotus' writings
Delphic Maxims
The Seven Sages of Greece.
120
After Augustus' reign, what was Rome a city of?
Stone
Obsidian
Marble
Sand
121
In what year was the ban against soldiers having families lifted?
176 AD
126 AD
156 AD
196 AD
122
What does Augustus portray himself as in this image?
Princeps Senatus
A Roman centurion
Magister Equitum
Pontifex maximus
123
Who brought the Parthenon marbles to Britain?
Elgin
Stuart
Winckelmann
Revett
124
In the 3rd book of the Odyssey ___________ sacrifice is described
Olympian
Etruscan
Athenian
Hellenistic
125
On arriving in Latium Aeneas apparently saw a _____ this is where they are to build Rome
A tiger with 20 cubs
A doe with 3 little fawns
A sow with 30 piglets
A bitch with 15 puppies
126
What were freed women known as?
Moratas
Opificem
Captis
Libertas
127
What is the name of the architectural innovation found in the parthenon's design
Anorthoscoping
Zoetroping
Pareidolia
Entasis
128
The Cistercian movement advocated what way of life?
An austere and poor life
A life of wealth and success
A life of service to the church as a monk
A life of travel and adventure
129
Which of theses is a staple of a Scythian burial?
Funerary urns in shallow ditches
Large mounds
Large rectangular buildings
Small figurines attached to alters
130
Who is nicknamed the 'father of archaeology' from the medieval world?
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Flavio Biondo
Cyracus of Ancona
Ciriaco of Cyprus
131
Welsh cemetery: how many skeletons were found indicative of childhood in the Mediterranean
8/33
20/33
16/33
5/33
132
When and by whom were the boundaries of Rome first set?
Servius Tullius in 550 BC
Ancus Marcius in 592 BC
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus in 515 BC
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus in 527 BC
133
How many commentaria did Cyracus write?
3 volumes
9 volumes
11 volumes
6 volumes
134
What was the underground society for Greek independence set up in 1814
'Nice Peoples'
'Friendly Society'
'Charming Buddies'
'Caring Club'
135
When was the Agia Sophie built?
527 AD
567 AD
545 AD
598 AD
136
What artefacts tell us citizens of pithekoussai traded with mainland italy?
Scarabs
Seals
Metal armbands
Fibulas (pins) for clothing
137
Who was the mother of Romulus and Remus?
Clodia Metelli
Rhea Silvia
Servilia Caepionis
Lucretia
138
How many slaves did the emperor have - roughly?
200,000
800,000
400,000
950,000
139
What official language did the Greek state decided to use?
Mariupolitan
Katharevousa
Maniot
Pontic
140
"The Roman metaphor is invoked at _______ points in European history"
Turning
The highest
Low
Crisis
141
What is suspected to have been traded contained in Roman Amphorae
Olive oil and wine
Wine and perfume
Olive oil and wheat
Wine and holy water
142
What part of a cow would be wrapped in fat, burnt and offered to the gods?
The cows hoof
The cows ribs and eyes
The cows femur
The cows nose
143
By what century did Rome own nearly all of Italy?
By 3c BC
By 1c BC
By 3c AD
By 1c AD
144
Which of these is not a feature of eastern orthodox churches of the time
Cross
Colums
Dome
Elaborate Exterior
145
Where do 2 of the Byzantine coins found in N. W. England originate from and date to?
Constantinople and 601 AD
Carthage and 605 AD
Constantinople and 570 AD
Northern Africa and 590 AD
146
What was the name of Augustus' wife from 37 BC until his death?
Julia
Aufidia
Clodia
Livia
147
by the beginning of the 12th century how many monasteries had been set up in Britain?
750
500
240
12,000
148
Where did Desiderius travel to for craftsmen to construct a mosaic floor?
Byzantine
Athens
Constantinople
Rome
149
Which of these did the Scythians not have?
Agriculture
Administrative systems
Long-distance trade
Craft specialisation and skill
150
Roman empire = split in 393 AD when was ideological split officially deemed between E and W?
1067
1086
1040
1054
151
Hesiod's Theogony describes origin of sacrifice - which is not a part of this story
Prometheus steals fire for humans to cook with
Zeus punishes humans by hiding seed in the ground
Prometheus offers Zeus two sacks of butchered Ox
Zeus sends women to help man cultivate land
152
When was Constantinople a Greek colony called Byzantion?
6th c AD
7th c AD
8th c AD
9th c AD
153
Whom was Aeneas supposedly carrying out of burning Troy?
His mother
His favourite tunic
His father
His dog
154
Myths behind sacrifice tell us that gods eat raw meat: true or false?
F - Humans eat cooked meat, gods eat burnt meat
T - Gods eat raw meat, Animals eat burnt meat
F - Gods eat burnt meat, Animals eat raw meat
F - Gods eat cooked meat and humans eat burnt meat
155
Silvia's babies are taken and she is imprisoned - who was she raped by?
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Pluto
156
True or False: the battle of Thermopylae was a sea battle
False - it was the battle of Marathon
False - there was never a sea battle during the Persian wars
False - it was the battle of Salamis
True
157
Which of these did 11th c. BC greece not lack?
Writing
Artwork
Administration
Small dispersed communities
158
What was the Sasanian empire's religion?
Zoroastrian
Taoism
Shinto
Jainism
159
What importance does the Siwah Oasis have to Alexander the Great?
It is where he defeated a lion in hand-to-hand combat
It is where he died
It was where he founded his first city in Egypt
It is where an oracle named him the divine son of Amun
160
Which of these was not a key theme of Augustan thought?
Women's rights
Peace
Piety
Family
161
Which type of citizen did Alexander use to populate/found new cities in his empire?
Retired politicians
Retired soldiers
Retired metalworkers
Retired oracles
162
How many Greek poleis took part in the battle of Plataea?
47
31
73
65
163
Which Bishop raised the Greek flag on the 25th of March 1821 in Kalavrita
Johann Otto von Gemmingen
Germanos of Patras
Syro-Malabar
164
Why is Nestor's cup important?
Evidence of early written Greek language
Evidence for operating administrative structures
Evidence for cremation inside ceramics
Evidence of good relations between phoenicians and greeks
165
Which of these Alban hills were 8th-7th c BC Iron age oval huts found upon?
Capitoline
Aventine
Palatine
Viminal
166
The 'Greekness' of the Hellenistic world is sometimes referred to as a cultural ...
Commonality
Cede
Koine
Correspondence
167
What did Vernant say about Greek sacrifice?
It was your duty as a citizen to take part
It wasn't traditional and only some took part
It was done to ensure a fertile growing season
It wasn't practiced until introduction from the near east
168
Pottery match up: Globular body, rounded shoulder and slender neck, base tapers in forming foot
Biv Amphorae
Bi Amphorae
Bii Amphorae
169
Which Isotope replaces some of your teeth enamel and can tell us about your geological origin?
Calcium
Nitrogen
Strontium
Carbon
170
When was Muhammed born in Mecca?
698 AD
675 AD
660 AD
622 AD
171
50% of Athenian citizen population was made up of ...
Women, children and free non-citizens
Men over the age of 18
Slaves
Elites
172
Polis: made up by a civic area/town and the surrounding rural area known as the ______
Mykonos
Patmos
Folegandros
Chora
173
Which of these was not a Phoenician settlement?
Tyre
Xeropolis
Byblos
Sidan
174
What was the first Greek overseas settlement called in 775. BC?
Arime
Pithekoūsai
Epomeo
Ischia
175
At Lefkandi who was buried?
69 bodies buried during 10-9th with various grave goods
A male, a female and a horse all cremated
The male was cremated, a female inhumation & a horse burial
A male cremation, a female inhumation, and a cremated horse
176
The Prince Aeneas foundation myth shows Romans are descended from
Greeks
Latins
Trojans
177
Where were Bi amphorae commonly manufactured?
Asia Minor
West Mediterranian
East Mediterranian
South Eastern Turkey
178
Which Greek festival would the parthenon hold?
Pyanopsic festival
Thesmophoric festival
Panathenaic festival
Paniyiric festival
179
Which of these Latin terms did Augustus take as a tile which means 'Father of his country'
Deum Patrem
Patrem pacis
Pater Aquam
Pater Patria
180
How would Athenians chose who should serve in administrative roles?
Elected by military generals
Appointed by the gods
Selected by lot or at random out of athenian citizens
Elected by the elite
181
What makes us think there was some form of 'elite' in Athens during the early iron age?
Phoenician histories
Written accounts
Funerary Urns from 'elite' burials
Evidence of overseas trade
182
What name is given to the skeleton unearthed in York in 1901, dating to 4thc AD?
'Paphnutia the Virgin'
'Ivory Bangle Lady'
'Saint Afra'
'Honoured Lady Zhang'
183
Around what time did the Roman empire cease to control Britain
3rd c AD
4th c AD
5th c AD
2nd c AD
184
What are the two origin myths of Rome?
Romulus and Remus - The Eternal Flame
The White Goddess - The Eternal Flame
Romulus and Remus - Prince Aeneas
The White Goddess and Prince Aeneas
185
What does Athena Nike symbolise?
Victory in the Persian wars
Athenian might and conquest
The death of Athena
The help of other Greek poleis
186
When was the period of classical Athens?
454 - 305 BC
479 - 323 BC
480 - 404 BC
449 - 429 BC
187
True or false: The settlement at Smyrna was built with fortification walls to protect it
False: the fortification walls were built after
True: it was the first to have fortification
188
Who did 16thc Europeans compare to Roman vestal virgins
Mayan Lady of Tikal
Incan women of the sun
Aztec Muwaan Mats
189
The celts ransacked Rome in 390 BC, in what year did Thurii in S. Italy ask for Rome's aid
296 BC
285 BC
223 BC
277 BC
190
True or False: mtDNA passes on unchanged from the father
False - it is passed on with small changes from the mother
True
False - it is passed on with no changes from the mother
False - it is passed on with small changes
191
What royal cult did Ptolemy organise in Egypt?
The cult of Shai
The cult of Serket
The cult of Seshat
The cult of Serapis
192
When did Alexander the great take over control of the Hellenistic world?
336 BC
323 BC
365 BC
331 BC
193
What was the name of the 640m long etruscan tomb containing 3 burials and a chariot
Tomb of the Leopards
Regolini-Galassi tomb
Necropolis Banditaccia
Veii
194
Where was African red slipware commonly manufactured?
Central Tunisia
Eastern Lybia
South Algeria
West Egypt
195
“it is the professional business of historians to dismantle [such] mythologies" is a quote from
Charlston
Giovani
Hobsbawm
Formeyer
196
Which of these was not a part of Spartan hierarchy?
Helots
Lycurgus
Perioikoi
Spartans
197
What was the phrase for 'Greater Greece' used to describe expanding greek settlements?
Oriamu pisulina
Magna Graecia
Italiotes
Graia Graecus
198
In what year did the Persian empire capture Ionia (a greek polis)?
500 BC
524 BC
300 BC
546 BC
199
True or False: The Hellenistic period was between 625-480. BC
True
False: it was between 1100-900 BC
False: it was between 323-31 BC
False: it was between 730-625 BC
200
Domestic animals were sacrificed because they were thought to be ...
The yummiest
Less valuable
Easily slaughtered
Able to consent
201
True or False: C4 carbon isotopes are associated with high-quality diets
False - C4 plants of millet were eaten by poorer peoples
True - C3 plants of millet were eaten by poorer peoples
202
Which of these was not one of Alexander 's sucessors?
Ptolemy
Seleucus
Antigonus
Demetrius
203
At Tintagel, 75% of the pottery sherd found were from the east Mediterranean, how sherds found?
10,000
20,000
13,000
15,000
204
When did Augustus live?
43 BC - 33 BC
63 BC - 14 AD
12 AD - 41 AD
49 BC - 44 BC
205
Scythian burials have revealed elaborate greek goods produced for Scythians this shows ....
They wanted to avoid adoption of foreign custom
Scythians valued Greek craft but were culturally independent
That Scythian's were adopting greek culture
That Scythians were influenced culturally by the Greeks
206
Pottery during the 8th-7thc BC was in ________ style
Hoplite
Orientalised
Geometric
Classical
207
What did Snodgrass say about the Greek polis?
The Greek polis was a cultural centre for religious purpose
A polis was used as a way of ensuring equality
They were religious citizen communities of specific cults
The were undemocratic
208
From what region did Roman emperors recruit their bodyguard from?
Northern Africa
Germany
Cyprus
The Netherlands
209
What was the name of the Athenian general who encouraged other poleis to fight?
Alcibiades
Aristides
Cleisthenes
Themistocles
210
Who banned men in the church from marrying in 1073? Born to the name: Hildebrand of Sovana
Pope Leo IX
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Gregory VII
Pope Urban II
211
Who's obelisk is in Constantinople?
Tuthmoses I
Tuthmoses III
Tuthmoses II
212
Where were Romans small beginnings?
Latium
Tuscany
Viterbo
Venice
213
When did greek colonisation of the medertarrian take place?
8th-4thc. BC
10th-7thc. BC
9th-7thc. BC
8th-6thc. BC
214
What 'confirmed' the Mycenaean Bronze age as Greek?
1950s decipherment of Linear B script as Greek
Ancient metalworking techniques are the same
Confirmed by isotope analysis
215
How do we know who was inhabiting Pithekoussai when it was founded?
Evidence of Scythian Elite burials
Evidence of Euboean burials
Evidence of Athenian Elite burials
Evidence of Phoenician burials
216
In what year would Athens move the treasuary of the Delan league to Athens?
454 BC
476 BC
492 BC
423 BC
217
What defines orientalised pottery styles?
Imitation of Phoenician metalwork and animal motifs
Depictions of cobras and scarabs
Geometric shapes
Semicircular Patterns
218
True or False: Remus Kills Romulus
False - Romulus killed Remus
True
219
What was the name of the spartan education system?
Agoge
Phainomērídes
Patronomos
Paideia
220
Which of these is not a site which may evidence byzantine trade?
South Cadbury
Bantham
Tintagel
Walsham
221
What does imperial ideology denote?
A system where the rulers have unlimited control.
A form of rule in which the head of state is a King or Queen
Rightful destiny to rule the world and spread civilisation
Government control of all activities.
222
What is 'The Black Stone' dating to 1c BC?
Where the she-wolf supposedly first found Romulus and Remus
A shrine to Rhea Silvia
A shrine to Remus
A shrine to Romulus
223
Canterbury Cathedral has _________ that are borrowed from ancient Rome
Marble Statues
Marble Collums
Marble Roof tiles
Marble stairs
224
The first ten years of an individuals life can be read through teeth, which is most important?
Second Molar
Both Incisors
First Molar
Wisdom Teeth
225
What island was Augustus' daughter Julia sent to live on after being found guilty of adultery?
Mal di Ventre
Palmaria
Molara
Pantelleria
226
When did Justinian take Constantinople?
535-63 AD
527-65 AD
554-85 AD
576-95 AD

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