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World History Homework Two
Instructor: Andy Schlafly

Read the lecture carefully.

Answer 5 out of 7 questions below:

1. Ancient Greece: when, where, and why is it important in history?

2. What is your favorite Aesop's Fable, and why? Explain what people learn from it.

3. Rank the three greatest Greek philosophers chronologically, with two sentences about each one.

4. The homeschooled Alexander the Great: what did he achieve?

5. Write 150 words on any aspect of the lecture, such as the wars of Ancient Greece, or describe 3 important terms from the lecture in a study guide format (that is, a good, concise description of each of three important terms from the lecture).

6. Greek architecture: what do you like about it? Explain.

7. Discuss one of the ancient peoples (such as the Hittites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, or Persians) and how they are mentioned in the Bible.

Honors Questions (answer any 2 in addition to the above questions)

8. Write an essay of 200 words on any aspect of one or more ancient languages, such as their development or origins.

9. Sparta compared with Athens: what were advantages and disadvantages to each?

10. Discuss any aspect of the lecture.

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 <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly
-'''Read the lecture.'''
+'''Read the lecture carefully.'''
-. What do you think was the main secret to Alexander the Great's success?
+'''Answer 5 out of 7 questions below''':
-<br><br>
-. What about the Greek geography was unique and conducive to the development of democracy?  Explain a bit.
-<br><br>
-.  Explain the big advance in language mentioned in the lecture that might have been even more significant than the invention of the wheel.
-<br><br>
-.  Pick an advance in knowledge by the Greeks and comment on it.
-<br><br>
-.  Aesop's Fables: pick one you like best and explain why, or comment on all of them as a group.
-<br><br>
-.  Socrates, Plato and Aristotle:  who impresses you most, and why?
-<br><br>
-.  Pick an ancient people ''other than'' the Greeks and briefly describe them.
-== Honors Questions (answer '''any 3''' in addition to the above questions) ==
+. Ancient Greece:  when, where, and why is it important in history?
-H1.  Do you think Jesus taught in Greek?  Explain.
-<br><br>
-H2.  The Persian Wars.  What can you say about them?
-<br><br>
-H3.  Greek mathematics, philosophy, drama, writing, Aesop's Fables, and anything else you can think of.  What do you like best, and why?
-<br><br>
-H4.  "Democracy is not the best for fighting wars!"  What aspect of Greek history might you cite to support that statement?  Explain.
-<br><br>
-H5.  Write about anything related to the lecture.
+. What is your favorite Aesop's Fable, and why?  Explain what people learn from it.
+. Rank the three greatest Greek philosophers chronologically, with two sentences about each one.
+. The homeschooled Alexander the Great:  what did he achieve?
+. Write 150 words on any aspect of the lecture, such as the wars of Ancient Greece, or describe 3 important terms from the lecture in a study guide format (that is, a good, concise description of each of three important terms from the lecture).
+. Greek architecture:  what do you like about it?  Explain.
+.  Discuss one of the ancient peoples (such as the Hittites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, or Persians) and how they are mentioned in the Bible.
+'''Honors Questions (answer any 2 in addition to the above questions)'''
+.  Write an essay of 200 words on any aspect of one or more ancient languages, such as their development or origins.
+.  Sparta compared with Athens:  what were advantages and disadvantages to each?
+. Discuss any aspect of the lecture.
+<br><br><br>
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