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LU HIEU 201 HISTORY OFWESTERN CIVILISATION Exam
2 Study Guide Liberty University
, Why is Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" included in his book The Republic?
Summarize the Allegory and explain the main point and how it relates to
the overall purpose of the book.
Theory of the Forms (Ideas):
-We've only seen things one way and we can't see it another way
-Higher realm of ideas
-Lower realm - normal people
-The guy in the cave understands both realms
EX: Narnia, Avatar, Bible
Identify the significant features of Greek historiography and explain how
the two great historians of the classical era reflect those features in their
works.
1. Humanism - History about people
2. Critical Analysis - Asking why, evidence
-Herodotus: Persian Wars
-Thucydides: Peloponnese War
Consider the relationship between religious beliefs and the natural world.
Identify and explain similarities and differences between the Hebrews and
Greeks.
Greeks - universe created 4 elements, human reason is the surest course of
truth about the world, gods are crazy, soul superior, body inferior, life is
cyclical
Jews - monotheism, divine revelations (good deeds), one kind of God, know
the rules, soul and body inherently bad, God does not have an origin story,
time is linear
Briefly describe ideas about government as given by Plato and Aristotle.
Identify the ones that seem to be most realistic, the most practical. Use at
least two specific points and explain.
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