humanities prehistory to 16th century 1
Answer the 9 questions, if you would like to use my e-textbook. Ask me for the login to my chegg account. Chapters 5 & 6.
1. What is eudaimonia? What is its role in Athenian life?
2. Describe the role of women in Ancient Greece.
3. Compare and contrast the philosophical positions of pre-Socratics, the Sophists, Socrates, and Plato.
4. Consider the two very different themes in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey offer, focusing on the two sides of the Greek nature they present. Then compare Achilles (from Iliad) to Odysseus (Odyssey), focusing on their characters, their skills, and their motivations.
5. What is contrapposto? Describe a work of art that incorporates this feature.
6. Discuss the change in Greek sculpture, from the rigid Archaic to the more natural Classical Greek of Athens’ Golden Age to the dramatic Hellenistic period. Discuss what changes in human culture and artistic technique prompted a more natural composition. Be sure to discuss characteristics of each period by referencing works of art.
7. Describe the dual origins of Roman culture.
8. What is verism? Describe a work of art that incorporates this feature?
9. Explain how the Ara Pacis Augustae and Augustus of Primaporta can be seen as works of propaganda. Be sure to include a detailed discussion and explanation of each work of art.