World History Homework Two

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World History Homework Two
Instructor: Andy Schlafly

Read the lecture.

1. What do you think was the main secret to Alexander the Great's success?

2. What about the Greek geography was unique and conducive to the development of democracy? Explain a bit.

3. Explain the big advance in language mentioned in the lecture that might have been even more significant than the invention of the wheel.

4. Pick an advance in knowledge by the Greeks and comment on it.

5. Aesop's Fables: pick one you like best and explain why, or comment on all of them as a group.

6. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle: who impresses you most, and why?

7. Pick an ancient people other than the Greeks and briefly describe them.

Honors Questions (answer any 3 in addition to the above questions)

H1. Do you think Jesus taught in Greek? Explain.

H2. The Peloponnesian War. What can you say about it?

H3. Greek mathematics, philosophy, drama, writing, Aesop's Fables, and anything else you can think of. What do you like best, and why?

H4. "Democracy is not the best for fighting wars!" What aspect of Greek history might you cite to support that statement? Explain.

H5. Write about anything related to the lecture.

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