Classical Culture

Question 1

Who influenced the alphabet?

Answer 1

phoencians

Question 2

Who influenced art?

Answer 2

egypt

Question 3

Who influenced fables

Answer 3

mesopotamia

Question 4

Whoinfluenced math and geometry?

Answer 4

• mesopotamia

- egypt

Question 5

Humanism

Answer 5

people can achieve greatness through their own efforts

Question 6

What brought along the original definition of humanism?

Answer 6

a time of pride and success

Question 7

If humanism was “through their own efforts” did Greeks still believe in Gods?

Answer 7

Yes. They believed that God’s assisted them in their successes but it was them who used that gift to succeed

Question 8

Idealism

Answer 8

there are ideals that we can strive to understand

Question 9

What are some famous humanists?

Answer 9

• herodotus

- thucydides

Question 10

Herodotus

Answer 10

• wrote history on the persian wars

- sets the narrative as greek citizens vs. peruvian tyrant

Question 11

Thucydides

Answer 11

• wrote history of the Peloponnesian war
• tweaked definition of humanism: people decide their own fate
• athens arrogance led to their defeat

Question 12

Who are some famous idealists?

Answer 12

• socrates

- plato

Question 13

Socrates

Answer 13

• using reason to explain things to eliminate tradition and superstition
• asked why

Question 14

What happened to Socrates due to his “outlandish” ideas?

Answer 14

• he was accused of brainwashing the youth of athens and also of not believing in the God’s

Question 15

Plato

Answer 15

• philosophers should try to understand

- he is also trying to find ideal government

Question 16

What was plato’s idea of an “ideal” government?

Answer 16

best youth of city-states should be trained to become philosophers and then put in leadership positions, and the best should become “philosopher” king

Question 17

What is a con of realism?

Answer 17

there is no logic to defining only some as human and others as not

Question 18

Xenophon

Answer 18

• wrote about the history of the Spartan-Thebian wars
• 10,000 mercenaries trying to get back to greek-city states after war
• humanist

Question 19

Aristotle

Answer 19

• a realist

Question 20

What are the pros and cons of a monarchy?

Answer 20

pro: get things done
con: does not benefit the people always

Question 21

What are the pros and cons of an oligarchy?

Answer 21

pro: get things done
con: act in their own self-interest

Question 22

What are the pros and cons of democracy?

Answer 22

pros: citizens have voices
cons: clashing opinions

Question 23

What was Aristotle’s ideal government?

Answer 23

• monarch: executive
• council: protects wealth
• assembly: citizens opinions