Questions from ch. 4 (pp. 104-118, 125-end)
1. Based on Homer's work, what values seemed to be important to the Greeks during the
Dark Ages. Use at least 3 specific examples.
2. Why was Greek colonization important?
3. What effect did the Greek phalanx have on the development on cities?
4. How did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the Persian Wars?
Questions from ch. 5 (pp. 139-63)
1. One of the greatest achievements of the Greeks was the development of tragedy.
What role did Greek tragedy play in Greek society?
2. Outline and describe the most significant contributions of philosophical thought made by Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
3. What scientific developments were made in the Hellenistic era?
Questions from Plato and Aristotle (located in PS folder)
1. From Plato, what qualities seem to be most important to the Greeks? Give specific examples/excerpts from the reading to support your points. What does this say about the Greeks overall?
2. From Aristotle, what is a state? What is a citizen? How are the two connected?
3. What are the forms of government and the perversions of government that Aristotle describes?
4. In Aristotle's view, what forms the best government?
Questions from ch. 6
1. How did Rome link itself through stories to ancient heroes? Why did Rome want to do this?
2. How important was family in the Roman Republic? Explain 3 specific ways we see this.
3. What did the Romans value? List 3 specific values and how we see those values in Rome.
4. What challenges did Rome face after winning the Punic Wars (i.e. in the 3rd century BC)? List and explain 3 challenges.
5. What seemed to be ways that the Roman Empire stayed unified under the early empires? List 3 specific ways.
6. What role did the Mediterranean Sea and the army play in Rome's success?
7. What was life like during the Pax Romana? Give specific details.
8. How did the thoughts of Stoicism fit in with the Roman mindset? List 2 Stoics.