Question 1

The earliest Ionian philosophy

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A) was closely associated with religion and the Greek priesthood. 
B) originated in Mesopotamia via Asia Minor. 
C) began with Thales. 
D) still maintained the gods were the origin of nature. 
E) held that the most important quality of knowledge was its practical application. 
A) was closely associated with religion and the Greek priesthood. 
B) originated in Mesopotamia via Asia Minor. 
C) began with Thales. 
D) still maintained the gods were the origin of nature. 
E) held that the most important quality of knowledge was its practical application.

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-philosophy

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Philosophy is a broad and complex field

Question 3

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-naturalistic

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The term "naturalistic" refers to a styl

Question 4

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-Sophists

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The Sophists were a group of ancient Gre

Question 5

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-ethics

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Question 6

Hippocrates

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A) ascribed a divine origin to epilepsy. 
B) treated epilepsy with cupping. 
C) denied that epilepsy was sacred or had a divine origin. 
D) believed epilepsy was a contagious disease spread by mosquitoes. 
E) believed epilepsy was associated with genius. 
A) ascribed a divine origin to epilepsy. 
B) treated epilepsy with cupping. 
C) denied that epilepsy was sacred or had a divine origin. 
D) believed epilepsy was a contagious disease spread by mosquitoes. 
E) believed epilepsy was associated with genius.

Question 7

In the Clouds, the playwright Aristophanes

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A) eulogized Socrates' soaring intellect and pure living. 
B) dramatized the story of Socrates' trial and execution. 
C) lauded Socrates for his positive influence on Athenian youth. 
D) mocked Socrates as a fuzzy-headed, impractical, and ridiculous figure. 
E) accused Socrates of embezzling state funds. 
A) eulogized Socrates' soaring intellect and pure living. 
B) dramatized the story of Socrates' trial and execution. 
C) lauded Socrates for his positive influence on Athenian youth. 
D) mocked Socrates as a fuzzy-headed, impractical, and ridiculous figure. 
E) accused Socrates of embezzling state funds.

Question 8

The author makes all the following connections except

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A) just as a Greek sculptor shaped a clear visual image of the human form, so also a Greek dramatist brought the inner life of human beings into sharp focus. 
B) like the natural philosophers, Greek dramatists saw an inner logic in the universe and called it Fate or Destiny. 
C) the dialogue between thinking individuals in Greek drama paralleled Socratic dialectics. 
D) Greek art and drama evidenced a growing self-awareness of the individual. 
E) like Parmenides and Plato, Greek dramatists focused on the world beyond sensory perception. 
A) just as a Greek sculptor shaped a clear visual image of the human form, so also a Greek dramatist brought the inner life of human beings into sharp focus. 
B) like the natural philosophers, Greek dramatists saw an inner logic in the universe and called it Fate or Destiny. 
C) the dialogue between thinking individuals in Greek drama paralleled Socratic dialectics. 
D) Greek art and drama evidenced a growing self-awareness of the individual. 
E) like Parmenides and Plato, Greek dramatists focused on the world beyond sensory perception.

Question 9

The earliest theoretical philosophers in human history were the

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A) Hebrews. 
B) Ionians. 
C) Pythagoreans. 
D) Sophists. 
E) Platonists. 
A) Hebrews. 
B) Ionians. 
C) Pythagoreans. 
D) Sophists. 
E) Platonists.

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain why Socrates was a central figure in Greek philosophy and why Athens put him to death.What was Socrates' significant contribution to the Western tradition?

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Socrates was a central figure in Greek p

Question 11

Greek civilization departed from their Near Eastern antecedents in all the following ways except the Greeks

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A) systematized the mathematical knowledge of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians into a body of theoretical knowledge. 
B) used the astronomical information compiled by the Babylonians not for religious purposes but to discover the geometrical laws that governed heavenly bodies. 
C) rejected magical beliefs and practices in medicine. 
D) developed the concept of a rational or legal state and the idea of free and equal citizens making their own laws. 
E) eliminated any concept of a reality beyond the physical and denied the possibility of eternal life. 
A) systematized the mathematical knowledge of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians into a body of theoretical knowledge. 
B) used the astronomical information compiled by the Babylonians not for religious purposes but to discover the geometrical laws that governed heavenly bodies. 
C) rejected magical beliefs and practices in medicine. 
D) developed the concept of a rational or legal state and the idea of free and equal citizens making their own laws. 
E) eliminated any concept of a reality beyond the physical and denied the possibility of eternal life.

Question 12

The Greek breakthrough to rational thought, that is, philosophy could be due to

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A) contact with the mathematics of the old Near Eastern civilizations. 
B) the extension of the idea of universal destiny to natural phenomena which produced a new concept: natural law. 
C) freedom for a priesthood and rigid religious beliefs. 
D) the rise of the Greek city and its concept of law. 
E) All of these 
A) contact with the mathematics of the old Near Eastern civilizations. 
B) the extension of the idea of universal destiny to natural phenomena which produced a new concept: natural law. 
C) freedom for a priesthood and rigid religious beliefs. 
D) the rise of the Greek city and its concept of law. 
E) All of these

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of Pythagoras and the Ionian philosophers?

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A) Pythagoras was the Ionian philosopher who believed the primary substance was air and that the sun's rays falling through dense air caused the rainbow. 
B) Unlike the Ionians, Pythagoras is credited with inventing formal logic. 
C) Unlike the "matter philosophers," Pythagoras believed in the one True Being, transcendent, permanent, and perfect. 
D) Pythagoras believed that the nature was not made of a primary substance, as the Ionians believed, but out of mathematical relationships. 
E) Unlike the "matter philosophers," Pythagoras believed that the mathematical harmony of the universe expressed the perfect thoughts of the True Being. 
A) Pythagoras was the Ionian philosopher who believed the primary substance was air and that the sun's rays falling through dense air caused the rainbow. 
B) Unlike the Ionians, Pythagoras is credited with inventing formal logic. 
C) Unlike the "matter philosophers," Pythagoras believed in the one True Being, transcendent, permanent, and perfect. 
D) Pythagoras believed that the nature was not made of a primary substance, as the Ionians believed, but out of mathematical relationships. 
E) Unlike the "matter philosophers," Pythagoras believed that the mathematical harmony of the universe expressed the perfect thoughts of the True Being.

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-The author states that the Greek development of rational thought (rationalism) was a turning point for human civilization.At the same time, the author states that "[u]nderlying everything accomplished by the Greeks was a humanist attitude towards life (humanism).Explain what is meant by Greek rational thought and Greek humanism.Show how these two ideas are related.

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Greek rational thought refers to the phi

Question 15

Which of the following was Socrates' preferred method of acquiring knowledge?

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A) Study of ancient sacred texts 
B) Intense, secluded, and disciplined contemplation 
C) Dialogue with others or one's self 
D) The pursuit of a pure, moral life which would open the mind to God's revelation 
E) Testing public opinion 
A) Study of ancient sacred texts 
B) Intense, secluded, and disciplined contemplation 
C) Dialogue with others or one's self 
D) The pursuit of a pure, moral life which would open the mind to God's revelation 
E) Testing public opinion

Question 16

One of the chief concerns of Aeschylus involved the

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A) decline of the Mycenaeans. 
B) weakening moral fiber of Athenian youth. 
C) individual in conflict with the moral universe. 
D) freedom of Greek women. 
E) tragedy of the Peloponnesian War. 
A) decline of the Mycenaeans. 
B) weakening moral fiber of Athenian youth. 
C) individual in conflict with the moral universe. 
D) freedom of Greek women. 
E) tragedy of the Peloponnesian War.

Question 17

Which best describes Plato's theory of ideas?

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A) Rather than being eternal and unchanging, ideas by their very nature evolve as they are discussed. 
B) Ideas, not the physical world, comprise reality. 
C) Ideas result from sensory perception and rational reflection. 
D) Ideas are only labels for deeper realities. 
E) Matter and ideas are the two components of reality. 
A) Rather than being eternal and unchanging, ideas by their very nature evolve as they are discussed. 
B) Ideas, not the physical world, comprise reality. 
C) Ideas result from sensory perception and rational reflection. 
D) Ideas are only labels for deeper realities. 
E) Matter and ideas are the two components of reality.

Question 18

A distinctive theme in Sophocles' plays, such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone, is

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A) the need to adhere to traditional religious values. 
B) the tragedy of adhering to laudable virtues which in excess or in some circumstances inevitably lead to disaster. 
C) humanitarianism. 
D) condemnation of war. 
E) the comedy of everyday life. 
A) the need to adhere to traditional religious values. 
B) the tragedy of adhering to laudable virtues which in excess or in some circumstances inevitably lead to disaster. 
C) humanitarianism. 
D) condemnation of war. 
E) the comedy of everyday life.

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Which school of Greek philosophy took an essentially pragmatic approach to knowledge? To which contemporary influences was this school responding and what were some of its conclusions?

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The school of Greek philosophy that took

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Define the term matter philosopher.Name at least two philosophers who fit the definition and explain their theories.

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The term "matter philosopher" refers to

The earliest Ionian philosophy

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -philosophy

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -naturalistic

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Sophists

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -ethics

Hippocrates

In the Clouds, the playwright Aristophanes

The author makes all the following connections except

The earliest theoretical philosophers in human history were the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain why Socrates was a central figure in Greek philosophy and why Athens put him to death.What was Socrates' significant contribution to the Western tradition?

Greek civilization departed from their Near Eastern antecedents in all the following ways except the Greeks

The Greek breakthrough to rational thought, that is, philosophy could be due to

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of Pythagoras and the Ionian philosophers?

Which of the following was Socrates' preferred method of acquiring knowledge?

One of the chief concerns of Aeschylus involved the

Which best describes Plato's theory of ideas?

A distinctive theme in Sophocles' plays, such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone, is

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Which school of Greek philosophy took an essentially pragmatic approach to knowledge? To which contemporary influences was this school responding and what were some of its conclusions?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Define the term matter philosopher.Name at least two philosophers who fit the definition and explain their theories.

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 4: Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The earliest Ionian philosophy

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -philosophy

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -naturalistic

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Sophists

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -ethics

Hippocrates

In the Clouds, the playwright Aristophanes

The author makes all the following connections except

The earliest theoretical philosophers in human history were the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain why Socrates was a central figure in Greek philosophy and why Athens put him to death.What was Socrates' significant contribution to the Western tradition?

Greek civilization departed from their Near Eastern antecedents in all the following ways except the Greeks

The Greek breakthrough to rational thought, that is, philosophy could be due to

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of Pythagoras and the Ionian philosophers?

Which of the following was Socrates' preferred method of acquiring knowledge?

One of the chief concerns of Aeschylus involved the

Which best describes Plato's theory of ideas?

A distinctive theme in Sophocles' plays, such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone, is

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Which school of Greek philosophy took an essentially pragmatic approach to knowledge? To which contemporary influences was this school responding and what were some of its conclusions?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Define the term matter philosopher.Name at least two philosophers who fit the definition and explain their theories.

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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