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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do these slaves from the mines and those in the urban sector provide for the Athenians?

2. On what is the nineteenth century Imbangala people of Africa's society based?

3. Again what does Patterson use to support this point?

4. What dictates mortal life?

5. Which of the following statements describes the new class that arises?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Greek religion on freedom?

2. Why are foreign slaves brought into the country?

3. Why is freedom not a social value of the Tupinamba people of Brazil in the sixteenth century?

4. Athens experiences three results from the transition to a slave economy. What are these three results?

5. What is a second revolution?

6. What does this chapter describe?

7. What is a third revolution?

8. Describe the slavery issue in the South Pacific.

9. From what do personal freedom and civic freedom awareness result?

10. Describe the Imbangala people of Africa, regarding slavery.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Western concept of freedom arises from slavery is the basis for the greatness of Western civilization.

Part 1) What is the role of slavery in the development of freedom?

Part 2) Why is it important that slavery have a role in the Western world's concept of freedom?

Part 3) Could our concept of freedom have existed without slavery? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Augustus sets the pace for the interpretations of freedom that will define the European chordal triad for the next 1,500 years.

Part 1) Who is Augustus? How does he set the pace?

Part 2) Why is he so influential? What power does he have over the region?

Part 3) How does Augustus change his persona for his people? Why does he do this?

Essay Topic 3

The preoccupation with freedom is a predominantly Western concept.

Part 1) Prove or Disprove this statement. Is preoccupation predominantly a Western concept?

Part 2) Why is the west preoccupied with freedom?

Part 3) How has this preoccupation led to Western civilization as we know it?

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