Discuss the rise of the Persian Empire. How was it different from previous major empires in the Middle East? How did it gain so much power? What problems did it face?
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
Discuss gender and family roles in Ancient Greece. How do these roles compare to modern American ideas? How are they different? What were the advantages and weaknesses of the Greek system?
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
Match the person on the left with the correct statement to describe them on the right.
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Democritus
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Socrates
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Aristotle
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Plato
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Aristophanes
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Aeschylus
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Sophocles
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Homer
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Hippocrates
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Thales
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Early poet known for such epic works as The Iliad and The Odyssey
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Physician who pioneered the ideas of clinical detachment from patients and ascribing natural causes to diseases
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Satirist and playwright known for such works as The Clouds
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Playwright known for the Oedipus trilogy
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Philosopher who believed that water was the basic element of the universe
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Scientist who originated the theory that atoms were the building blocks of the universe
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Philosopher who developed a system of questions and answers to develop critical thinking
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Philosopher who believed there were two planes of existence, the material world and the eternal world of "forms"
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Playwright among the earliest known tragedians-wrote that justice and reason should be used to resolve conflicts
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Philosopher who applied logic to observations of human justice and natural phenomena which lead him to believe the sun revolved around the earth
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