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The striking black on red ceramics that characterized Greek pottery in the 5th century BCE was created by:

Changing the amount of oxygen present at various stages of the firing process

Using a combination of clay and charcoal to glaze the figured parts of the vessel

Using a red paint produced from rusting iron to fill in the background

Using a combination of black and red clays derived from different clay sources near Athens

According to Herodotus, the main purpose for Cleisthenes reorganization of the Athenian administrative system was:

To create better resistance to the Achaemenid Persian Empire

To reduce inequality among the populace of Athens

To create a fairer distribution of power between the rich and poor

To break up the competing lineages that had created conflict in 6th century BCE

What positions were elected in 5th century Athens?

Juries

Judges

Representatives of the phylai (tribes) to the Ekklesia

The strategoi

The boule (council of 500)

Which event is considered the instigation of the Greco-Persian conflict?

The battle at Thermopylae

The Ionian revolt and consequent burning of Sardis by the Ionian Greeks.

The battle at Marathon

Xerxes crossing the hellespont

Darius assumes the throne of Achaemenid Persia

When Cleisthenes reorganized the administration of Athens, how many tribes (phylai) did he include in his new system?

139

Herodotus's recounting of the story of an imposter assuming the throne of Persia confirms Darius's account of this at Bisotun.

According to the treaty between the king of Tyre and Esarhaddon, what power was accorded to the Assyrian deputy?

He could overturn the decisions of the king of Tyre

He could appoint a governor over the Phoenicians

He could demand people to serve as slaves in Assyria

He was permitted to attend the administrative counsel of Tyre

What items were NOT found in the Phoenician Baja de la Campana shipwreck?

Silver and gold coins

Tin ingots

Pottery from Carthage

Ivory tusks

What was the main goal of Phoenician settlements in Spain and North Africa?

Spreading Phoenician culture

Trade in metal and agricultural products

Spreading the Phoenician alphabet

Spreading worship of the god Baal

Creating a Phoenician military empire