1. Explain the Greek system of selfgovernment. How was Solon important to the development of this form of government? What role did slavery play in the development of democracy? Why did the Persian kings regard the Greek city states as dangerous political institutions?

2. Describe the development of the theater.

3. Research the life and career of Gaius Julius Caesar. What were his major accomplishments, and how did they affect the Western world? What caused his downfall?

4. Van Loon says that the Renaissance "was a state of mind." Draw your own annotated sketches to illustrate this state of mind. What does it mean to call this movement "an era of expression"?

5. Compare the causes and results of the American and French revolutions.

6. How did Napoleon overcome the odds to become "the highest expression of all French virtues"? What did he symbolize? What was...