The Human Drama, Vol. I Act V: Establishing a Synthesis in the Age of Empires

5 Written Questions

1. Greeks
2. financial officials
3. cultural pluralism, obedient subjects, unity encouraged, same language, same relig. beliefs
4. greekification of Alexanders world
5. an defense organization started by Athens for city-states

5 Matching Questions

1. Athens defeat in Peloponesian War
2. Evaluating Political Strength of an Empire
3. Brahman
4. Peloponnesian League
5. Roman Empire dates

1. a strong ruler, legitimacy, laws, people obey gov't, loyal officials, structure, organization, succession system
2. b an organization of Sparta and its allies who felt threatened by Athen's growing power
3. c universal soul
4. d 27BCE-476CE
5. e 431-404 BCE - democracy experiment fails in Greece

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Doc. of Maybe - tolerent of diff. beliefs, 4 goals/4stages, ahimsa/vegetarianism
   1. Hindu Synth - Ascetism
   2. Hell. Synth. - Greek
   3. Hell. Synth - Egypt
   4. Hundu Synth - Brahmins
2. no gods, use reason but avoid pain, try to pleasure
   1. Skeptism
   2. Hedonism
   3. Epicureanism
   4. Socrates
3. Greece
   1. Hellas
   2. polis
   3. Hedonism
   4. hubris
4. possible philosophical influence
   1. Hindu Synth - Harrapan Civ (?)
   2. Hindu Synth - Buddhism
   3. Hell. Synth - Indian (?)
   4. Hell. Synth - Egypt
5. theory of ideas, reason, allegory of the cave
   1. polis
   2. praetor
   3. arete
   4. Plato

5 True/False Questions

1. imperialism → leader of Athens, responsible for Golden Age

   True        False

2. Cynicism → similar to ascetism

   True        False

3. Greece → no single unifying ruler, city-states, sovereign gov'ts/democracy, citizens have say in gov't/rights

   True        False

4. Satrap → governors in Persian Empire

   True        False

5. Chandragupta Maurya → (322-301 BCE) military conquest

   True        False