Herodotus the histories - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

8th; Tiber - General Observations on the Ancient Romans: 1. Rome was founded in the ____ century B.C. along the _______ River in central Italy. Common Law; separation; art; toleration; oppression - General Observations on the Ancient Romans: The Romans made many unique contributions to the Western world including English ________ __________ via the Norman invasion of 1066, U.S. law, ___________ and division of powers, Folk traditions, _____, architecture, literature, Religious ________, and R...

HIEU 322 Midterm peoplePolybius - correct answer > Personal life: Born around 200 B.C.; Greek hostage taken to Rome in 167 B.C. > Great work: Histories, 40 books covering from 220-146 B.C.: the years of Rome's wars with Carthage First scientific history (tradition of Herodotus and Thucydides, Herodotus went to archives, talked to people who fought in the battles. Did not write with an agenda or dismiss people who were on the opposing side) > Why his history is good - Believed a me...

CLA 10 Final with correct questions and answers. Thetis - correct answers.-husband: Peleus -marriage --> strife between goddesses and judgement of Paris -son: achilles -father: nereid (sea god) -prophecy that her son would be more powerful than his father -makes all but achilles heel invulnerable Judgement of Paris - correct answers.-event that leads to the Trojan War -Eris ("strife") throws an apple inscribed "for the fairest" into the crowd at Peleus' and ...

Historians: Herodotus: Herodotus is often credited as being the ‘father of history’. He was the first historian to attempt to explain events scientifically, without ascribing it to fate, chance or the gods. He was also the first to write down history for the sake of history and not entertainment, although his work was designed to be spoken, thus his work is more objective than other works at the time, such as Homer’s. Herodotus wrote about events that were still in living memory, so hi...

8th; Tiber - General Observations on the Ancient Romans: 1. Rome was founded in the ____ century B.C. along the _______ River in central Italy. Common Law; separation; art; toleration; oppression - General Observations on the Ancient Romans: The Romans made many unique contributions to the Western world including English ________ __________ via the Norman invasion of 1066, U.S. law, ___________ and division of powers, Folk traditions, _____, architecture, literature, Religious ________, and R...

Human beings are one of the world's most _____ _____. Adaptable Animals Effectively establishing strong social and political bonds in spite of human differences requires having a _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. Practical understanding of human variation Who is Confucius? A great Chinese Philosopher who lived from 551-479 BCE. He wrote "Analects" and spoke on principles in how to establish relationships with yi. Define "yi". meaning cultural and ethnic outsiders in Ch...

Provide the name by which historians who study ancient civilizations refer to the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: - Answer-Mesopotamia What historians conventionally consider the principal, and one of the earliest, collection of laws in the ancient Near East was named for an old Babylonian King. Name him - Answer-Hammurabi One of the finest examples of ancient literature centers on a king of Uruk who, confronting the death of his friend Enkidu and the inevitability of his own ...

CLA10 Units 13 & 14 Comprehension Questions and Answers Why do the gods attend the marriage of Peleus and Thetis? Because Thetis is a goddess Why, according to the Persians, do the Greeks bear the responsibility for the conflict between Greece and Asia? They launch a military expedition over the abduction of Helen Why is Helen in peril in Euripides' Helen? Because the Egyptian king wants to marry her Who is Thetis' grandmother? Tethys What is Herodotus' native...

Chapter 1 – Historical Studies: Some Issues A History of Psychology: Ideas and Context (4th edition) D. Brett King, Wayne Viney, and William Douglas Woody This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: • any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; • preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; • any rental, lease, or lendin...

Chapter 1: Anthropology - Asking Questions About Humanity Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Human beings are one of the world's most _____ _____. - answerAdaptable Animals Effectively establishing strong social and political bonds in spite of human differences requires having a _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. - answerPractical understanding of human variation Who is Confucius? - answerA great Chinese Philosopher who lived from 551-479 BCE. He wrote "Analects" and spoke on principles...