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Exam Mon. Feb. 22 in Brown Lab, Academic Commons.
Choice on 10 5-minute questions.
Identify (who or what, where, when) and argue the significance
Identify (who or what, where, when) and relate to specific trend mentioned (this form of
question limits the type of significance to be discussed)
All documents assigned mentioned in textbook or lecture are eligible.
Civilizations to review. From Wiesner, only source 3 pp. 10-11, source 10 p, 13;
source 3 pp. 32-35m and sources 4& 5 pp. 120-126
Brief coverage:
Sumer-Ziggat at Ur (city Bible says was Abraham’s home) Epic of Gilgamesh
Babylonian Kingdom Hammurabi 1700s BCE
Influence of Mesopotamian civilizations and differences of polytheism, henotheism, and
monotheism.
Israelite monarchy-10th century BCE King Saul; King David, and King Solomon (golden
age)
722 BCE north conquered by Assyrian
586 BCE south fell to Babylonians
3rd c BCE onward, ruled by Hellenistic empires
63 BCE onward, ruled by Rome
Mycenaean 1600-1100 BCE (Greeks knew about through Homer, Greek gods and
goddesses)
Persian: Cyrus
Persian Wars with Greece (490, 480-79 BCE)
Alexander’s Invasion (335-332 BCE)
Deeper coverage:
Greek City-States
Shared Greek culture 800-500 BCE. 776 BCE Olympic Games and calendar
Greek colonies and trading posts including Paestum in Italian peninsula
Hellenic Greek City-States (5th c.) such as Athens, Sparta, Olympia, Melos
Golden Age of Athens between Persian Wars and Peloponnesian
Wars (age of Pericles)
Peloponnesian wars and impact on Athens
Late Classical Greek City-States (early 4th c. BCE)
Hellenistic Empire and 3 divisions
Philosophical schools in Athens
Roman Republic:
Origins to 264 BCE
Age of conquest 264-133 BCE
Roman Revolution 133-27 BCE (Gracchi)
End of Roman Republic and Founding of Roman Empire
Roman Empire in Pax Romana 27BCE-192 C.E. art for Roman domination, Golden age
Roman Empire in Crisis (192-284)
Late Roman Empire (184-476 C.E.)
Origins of Christianity :
Hebrews (or Jews) within Roman Empire
Followers of Jesus in first century
Early Christians to Fathers of the Church especially Augustine
Emperors Constantine, Theodosius, and Justinian; Pope Gregory Great
Essay Exam Wed. Feb. 24 in Brown Lab, Academic Commons
1 45-minute essay question. There will be some choice. Instruction: Write a wellorganized essay. Each paragraph should have only 1 topical sentence supported by other
sentences with very specific evidence of support. If question asks you to take a stand,
argue your thesis; if essay asks you to consider alternative viewpoints, then give evidence
on 2 or more interpretations. Textbook ch. 3 on.
Possibilities for essay questions:
The influence of one or two civilizations on another civilization. For example, influence
of Hebrews and Romans on early Christians OR influence of Hellenistic Greeks and
other conquered peoples on the Romans.
The differences between two periods of the same civilization: especially Hellenic to
Hellenistic in art and philosophy or Pax Romana to Roman Empire in Crisis or
Roman Republic from founding of Senate to Roman Republic in time of Gracchi
Three turning points in the history of Roman Republic and Empire
Some questions addressed in lecture and class:
Debate on when Rome began to decline and the factors leading to its decline.
Characteristics of ancient Athens in 5th century BCE—to what extent was it democratic?
its role in creating and transforming Delian League?
Stages of Greek art: Archaic Greek, Hellenic Greek, Hellenistic (include Roman copies
of these styles)
Characteristics of ancient Hebrew culture that endured
Transformations of Christianity during the Roman Empire
Controversies concerning some ancient individuals: Socrates, Pericles, Carneades,
Cornelia Gracchi and her sons, Augustus
Relate to Greek polytheism and transformations by philosophers (Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle, Epicurus, Zeno, Carneades)