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CWC unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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Alexander the Great

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Macadonian conquerer, military genius, tutored by aristotle

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What was alex’s empire called

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Persian empire

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3
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Why did Alexander stop conquering

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Because his friends told him to stop. He listened!!

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4
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How did Alexander die?

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He died of a fever

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What was the outcome of the persian empire after Alexander dies

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It split into three successor kingdoms

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What were the four succesor kingdoms of the persian empire

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Seltuaid, antigonid, ptolonaic, hellenisic kingdoms

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7
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What was the birthplace of democracy

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Athens

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8
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How did athenian democracy work?

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The authority lies with the citizens

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What was the justice system like in Athens?

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Trial by jury

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10
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What is ostracism

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temporary banishment from a city by popular vote

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How were men seen when they didnt participate in Athens

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They were known at “idiotas”

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12
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How many peole were in athens in ancient time

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aprrox 250,000

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13
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Student of socrates

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Plato

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What was platos academic strategy

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parables and “dialogs”

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15
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What is dikaiosume?

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in english–rightousness

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16
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What were platos two ways to think about justice?

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External and internal justice and righteousness.

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external v. internal

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External, what people see on the outside of your life. Internal is like soul, you charecter and how you think

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18
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What are the three forms?

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The form of good, beautiful, and of true.

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19
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What is the form of good, beatiful, and of true

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When you understand these, you understand that beauty is on the inside and can see what is corrupt and what is actually good

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20
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What is the tripartite

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Reason, spirit, and appetite (desire)

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21
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What is the rightous and correct order of the tripartite?

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Reason-> spirit-> desire

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What happens if your tripartite is off?

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When desire trumps reason, you can become corrupt and blinded. Passion takes over your ability to think reasonable. Ancient greeks beleived that this was the biggest offense.

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23
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What is reason?

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Logic

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24
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What is spirit?

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Emotion

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25
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What is your appetite?

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Physical desires

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26
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Who was Platos student?

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Aristotle

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27
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What did aristotle focus on compared to Plato?

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Plato focused on the soul, aristotle focused on the character

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28
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How did aristotle view humans compared to plato?

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Plato beleived people were individual, but aristotle reailzed the herd nature of humans and that they are naturally political animals. (we live together for the same function)

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29
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What is Eudaimonia?

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An experience when you acquire good charecter to live hamoniously in communities

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30
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What does it mean to have good character?

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to have a balanced vices.

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31
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What defines a bad character?

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when you have too little or too much of an emotion. Ex. too much courage–> foolhardiness and too little courage–>cowardliness

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32
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What does bad company achieve?

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It corrupts moral charecter

33
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Similarities between plato and aristotle?

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Importance of virtue/morality/education and reason

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Differences between plato and aristotle?

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universals vs. particulars
Plato–focused on the soul compared to charecter (tripartite)
aristotle–friendship and earth (practical wisdom)

35
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When were the greek dark ages?

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1100 BC-750 BCE

36
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What is a polis?

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city-state like athens, sparta, and Corinth that share a common language, religion and culture

37
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What do the greeks love?

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wisdom

38
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When was the athenian democracy?

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6th and 5th century BC

39
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Who ruled greek city states?

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Wealthy kings or aristrocratic families (oligarchs)

40
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Who was pericles?

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lived 495-426 BC, was a gifted speaker and military leader furing peloponnesian War

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42
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What happened during the peloponesian war?

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(431-404 BC) bloody war between sparta and athens and allies.

43
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Who lost the peloponesian war?

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Athens and its allies

44
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what resulted after the peloponesian war?

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sparta took over, and athens fell to corruption and became weak. Let to the invasion in the 4th century by phillip, alexander the greats father

45
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When did socrates live?

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470-399 BC

46
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Who is known as the father of Western philosphy?

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Socrates

47
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Who is our main source for socrates life and teachings?

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His student, plato

48
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What were sophists?

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They were teachers in athens who taught their students the art of speaking persuasively. They didnt speak truth and wisdom, they only cared about convincing others

49
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When did plato live?

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428-348 BC (range)

50
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Who was the tutor of alexander the great?

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Aristotle

51
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When did Alex the great live

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356-323 BC

52
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What is hellenization?

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the process of cultures become “greek-like” began with alexander the great and the rule of his succesers. This spread Greek language, religion, and philosophy.

53
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What kind states did hellenization reach?

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Egypt, palistine, and Persia.

54
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How long was the reign of the Greek language?

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until the time of christ

55
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Who was Homer?

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Author of illiad and odyssey

56
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When does the story of the Illiad start?

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9 years into the war

57
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What is Pax Romana?

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Peace in rome

58
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How was Christianity accepted at first?

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At first, it was accepted by most and seen as Jewish. But eventually, it was separated and seen as a threat

59
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Who was Mattathis of the Hasmonean family?

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A jewish preist from modern who started a revolt against the selecid empire by refusing the forced hellenization

60
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How many books in the Maccabees?

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four

61
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What was the main language when jesus was alive?

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Greek

62
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Who was Paul?

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Greek speaking, jewish/christian apostle. He had roman citizenship

63
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What did Paul do when he became a christian?

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He took advantage of the peace in rome and spread christianity throughout the mediteranian.

64
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When was the temple destroyed?

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After a jewish revolt, roman soldiers destroyed it around 70-100 AD

65
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What was written in the temple of apollo?

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“know thyself, nothing in excess.”

66
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Who conquered jerusalem in 600 BC?

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Babylonian empire

67
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WHat is Ghostics?

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A christian religion that has absorbed Greek philosophical ideas about matter and spirit. kind of made up their own religion

68
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What book is first and second macabees apart of?

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The cannon of the bible (catholic bible)

69
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Who was Antichus?

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king of selucid empire

70
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What did King antichus achieve?

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forced hellenization–which caused maccabeean revolt

71
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WHat world was Jesus born into?

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-jewish, and greek culture
-hellenized
-roman law and order

72
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What is judaism

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monotheistic religion of jewish people

73
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When was the roman republic founded?

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in the 8th century BC

74
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When did rome start being ruled by emporors instead of kings?

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in the 6th century, and checks and balances

75
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What happened as rome spread throughout the asias and midwestern countries

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It became harder to govern, slowly falling apart

76
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What did gnostics beleive that was different than christians?

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That jesus was a man, and the christ came down and made him holy. The christ left his body when he died, and he didnt truly have a physical resurrection

77
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When did gnostics begin?

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in the 2nd century AD

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