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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. This is built following the Persian retreat from Athens, and is a place where meetings can occur, philosophers can expound, and business can take place.

2. These events have a high risk of injury or death.

3. Early Athenian tragedies are based on these.

4. In 480 BC, a huge army under this Persian king breaks through the Spartan army at Thermopylae, and attacks Athens.

5. This is the market place and political center of Athens in the fifth century.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Long Walls.

2. Explain Propylaea in detail, including materials used to make it.

3. Describe the poetry and music events of the Panathenaic feast.

4. Explain the change to comedy in the fourth century.

5. Compare and contrast the upbringing of young boys and girls in Athens.

6. Explain the system of law and order in Athens.

7. Explain the wall decorations in the house at Olynthus, and the five schemes those wall decorations represent.

8. Describe the many positions held by the people of Athens in terms of employment.

9. Describe the tribal contests of the fifth day of the Panathenaic festival.

10. Describe the banking process in Athens, and the money used.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many sources of corruption in both Athens and in Roman government. Discuss these sources of possible corruption in both governmental systems. What allows such corruption? Who is likely to be corrupted? How? What is the result of corruption such as this? How does this corruption play into politics?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the rise of Athens. Mention why Athens is able to thrive, the building of the walls, the introduction of the navy, and the creation of the ship-sheds, making sure to be as detailed as possible.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the community of Athens with the community of Rome as a whole. Include at least three comparison points, such as work, spiritual life, and government, or any other combination, and compare each aspect. Pay particular attention to detail, explaining why you believe differences exist between these two cultures.

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