Final Exam
From the beginning of the Mesolithic to the end of the Middle Ages, we have been tracing the history of three cultures, known to us from myth as the "farmers," "hunters," and "herders" respectively. Choose one of these cultures as the subject for your exam. Using information from the class notes, the textbook, and your own research, describe in detail the history of this culture from its inception in the Mesolithic to its culmination in the Common Era. Is the culture you choose Apollonian or Dionysian? What evidence is there to support this conclusion? During which era of cultural development was the culture you chose the dominant culture on the center stage of human history (Neolithic, Bronze Age, or Iron Age)? Describe this era in detail and explain why the culture you chose was so dominant. Now consider the two eras in which the culture you chose was not the dominant culture. How does your culture factor into these two eras?What evidence is there to support your conclusions? All three cultures manifest themselves in different ways in the final two eras (Classical Age and Common Era). How does the culture you chose move from sect to church in the Classical Age?Describe this movement in detail. Does the culture you chose exhibit gnostic or literalist elements in the Common Era? What evidence is there to support your conclusions?