A. Cundari Syllabus HIS/112 Western Civilization From Prehistory to the Middle Ages Course Start Date: 08/06/2014 Course End Date: 09/03/2014 Campus/Learning Center: East El Paso Facilitator Information Alison Cundari alicundari@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) alicundari@aol.com (Personal) 915-626-9025 (MST)
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Chapter one the first civilization I. Introduction A. The Idea of Civilization The West is an idea that developed slowly during Greek and Roman civilization. Initially the Greeks referred to their homeland as the Europe—or “West.” The Romans took up the concept and applied it to the western half of their empire. Asia—or the East—was similarly a geographical innovation of the Greeks and Romans. Asia was that land that belonged to non-Greek cultures of Asia Minor‚ particularly the Persians
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1 The society of the Etruscans was ruled by………kings…… 2 How democratic was the Athenian democracy? Best description………………were allowed to chose their own city councils……………………… 3 The rise of private armies directly threatened the existence of the Roman republic. ……Julius Ceasar‚ MarkAnthony‚ and …… commanded private armies. 4 In Homer’s Iliad and odyssey the ancient Greeks were portrayed as ……powerful gods……… 5 Buddhism gradually lost its popularity in India because ……………………………………… 6
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Another Ancient that makes the case that the regime or polis makes collective meaning‚ order‚ and justice possible is Livy. In his book‚ The Early History of Rome‚ Livy uses the history of Brutus to show the relationship between individuals in a polis and politics. Brutus’ political views tied directly with how he wanted Rome and its citizens to act and behave. He wanted to empower his citizens and give them strength during conflict or struggle. Brutus believed that if the people who occupy Rome
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modeled on Aristotle’s ta politika --"affairs of state‚" from politique (Middle French 14c.) "political‚" from Latin politicus "of citizens or the state‚ civil‚ civic‚" from Greek politikos "of citizens or the state‚" from polites "citizen‚" from polis "city." (Online Etymology Dictionary‚ 2012) In day-to-day conversations among different groups of people (i.e.‚ teachers‚ students‚ by- standers‚ public utility vehicle drivers‚ some Igorot elders‚ religious sects‚ etc.)‚ the usage of the term
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Birth of the Polis One of the most interesting facets of the ancient Greek religion was the hero cult. A hero in this time was considered to be greater than a human but less than a god. The hero cult essentially united a group of unrelated people in a kin-like manner‚ which in turn made the bond between these individuals even stronger. The archeological evidence for the hero cult begins around the second half of the 8th century BC (Seaford‚ 109). On an unrelated note‚ the term polis in ancient
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war 5. Describe the social differences between the city states of Athens and Sparta. Athens: had great navy Sparta: had great army 6. The Peloponnesian War was fought between what two enemies? What were the effects of the Peloponnesian War? Athenians and Spartans; Athens: lost entire navy Sparta: became supreme power in Greece‚ and in 340s BC all of Greece was conquered by Macedonia. 7. Describe the teachings and accomplishments of Aristotle‚ Plato‚ and Socrates. Aristotle: pioneered the use
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period of time. Just like wealth‚ honor is not happiness‚ because honor focuses more on the people‚ rather then the honoree. Pleasure is not happiness‚ because "the life of gratification" is "completely slavish"‚ since most of the people in the polis decided to live their life based on the way animals live. The people are punished for things not accepted and reward for actions excepted. The last is virtue‚ and virtue is not happiness either‚ since one could be virtuous and not use it. Instead
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Aristotle believed that over time families conglomerated into societies‚ which naturally grew larger‚ until at last‚ they formed a polis. The polis‚ then‚ grew naturally out of the proximity cultivated between families over time. Over time‚ families developed and strengthened their bonds of friendship through marriages‚ shared social and religious customs‚ and food acquisition. Conversely‚ Penn founded his colony of Pennsylvania as a Holy Experiment‚ meaning that it came together artificially instead
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about what Hansen and Anderson use to define a polis is to compare their ideas with social sciences. In this manner‚ a comparison of both author’s ideas about the topic of what a polis could be defined could yield with a nice conclusion. After my reading and analysis‚ I can see two different sides that one of them is Weber and Hansen‚ and the other side is Hobbes‚ Berent‚ and Anderson. Hansen disagrees with Berent’s outcomes about how a Greek polis must be defined. In 2002‚ Hansen criticized that
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