Assignment task: According to Lucretius's book On the Nature of Things.
1. According to lucretius, how was the world formed.
2. In what ways did human life during the savage period resemble that of the animals? How did they transition to becoming civilized and different from animals?
3. What role did technology play in the development of human civilization? According to lucretius, was technology good or bad for humans?
4. According to lucretius what forms lighting and thunder?
5. According to lucretius what causes disease?
6. According to lucretius why do oceans neither diminish nor overflow?
7. Given that lucretius is trying to persuade his readers that they should not fear the gods or death, why do you think lucretius shose to end his topic with the plague at athens?