Author Question: The Peloponnesian War resulted in A) the defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire. B) ... (Read 71 times)

mwit1967 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which of the following was not one of the groups of humanity mentioned in Crania Americana?

A) Caucasians
B) Hispanics
C) Mongolians
D) Native Americans
E) Negroes

Question 2

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former

A) was unconcerned with divine forces as a factor in history.
B) devoted much of his writing to economic history.
C) never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters.
D) was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history.
E) exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not.

Question 3

Scientific racism linked __________________ to character.

A) physical appearance
B) socioeconomic status
C) level of education
D) national origins
E) None of these are correct.

Question 4

One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War was

A) Athens' entry into an alliance with the Persians.
B) the fear of another Persian invasion.
C) Sparta's fear of the power of Athens and its maritime empire.
D) an attack by Corinth and Megara on Sparta.
E) Athens' fear of Spartan imperialism.

Question 5

The idea of polygenesis

A) argued that humans were fundamentally the same.
B) argued that nations built on different cultures are socially and economically stronger.
C) argued that human beings had fundamentally different origins.
D) argued against notions of racism.
E) None of these are correct.

Question 6

The Peloponnesian War resulted in

A) the defeat of Athens and the collapse of its empire.
B) the defeat of Sparta, leading to its permanent decline.
C) the unification of the Greek city-states under Thebes.
D) the consolidation of Pericles' power.
E) Athenian control of Sicily.