1. Compare and contrast the position of pharaoh in ancient Egypt to that of the Mesopotamian king. In what ways did geography affect their respective attitudes? How did they each use art and religion to strengthen their respective positions in society? In ancient Egypt, the “industry of the afterlife” was an important aspect of their culture. What evidence supports this? What are the ties of this industry to religion?
2. How are Gilgamesh and Achilles alike or different in representing the idea of an “epic hero”? What about their characteristics reflects the values of the Mesopotamian culture or Homeric Greek culture?
3. Discuss the “demonization of women” in ancient times.
4. “Nothing distinguishes the rise of ancient Greece as a civilization more than its love of pure thought.” Explain this quotation.
5. Consider the general religious beliefs of the era, and the newcomers, as well as what you know of the mystery cults from previous chapters. How would the life of Christ and his message be seen as a revolutionary development? What are the major differences among the Gospels?
6. What were some of the deeply-rooted differences between the Christian Churches of the West and East? What was the role of symbolism in early Christian works?
7. Trace the life of Muhammad. How did his experiences make him who he was? How are the teachings of Islam similar to those of Judaism and Christianity? In what ways is Islam unique?
8. Make a list of some of the contributions that came from Islamic culture. Explain how the world would be different if one or more of them had not been shared.
9. In what way were Japanese art and culture influenced by Chinese art and culture? Give some specific examples. How did Japan develop something unique?
10. What are some of the Japanese contributions to Western culture?
11. .How does Japan’s samurai class compare and contrast with the warrior classes of a previous culture we have studied? Which do you believe is the most efficient system?
12. What role does gesture and form play in Japanese Nôh and Kabuki drama? Are there other Japanese arts that adhere to a strict form or style?
13. How were the indigenous cultures of the Americas similar? How were they different?
14. What was the relationship between geography and climate in the development of each of the early indigenous cultures of the Americas?
15. Pick two of the cultures of either the Americas or Africa and compare and contrast them relative to art, literature, and architecture.
16. Why did the transatlantic slave trade develop?
17. Compare and contrast the hierarchy of the feudal system with that of the monastery. Why were each of these structures implemented? How did pilgrimage affect the development of the medieval cathedral?
18. What were the Crusades? What impact did they have on Europe and the Middle East?
19. How was Charlemagne a “man of his times”? In what ways was he ahead of his time?
20. What role did women play in early medieval society? Is there a contrast between what they did and how they were viewed? Why or why not?
21. What were the differences between the Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals? Who built them and how were they used?
22. Outline the intellectual developments of the era, including scholasticism and the development of universities. What were significant changes in the music during this period?
23. How did Classical thought influence Giotto’s work in the Arena Chapel? What did he do that was revolutionary? In what ways was Dante a medieval writer? How did he create a more “modern” work? How does Aquinas resolve the conflict between faith and reason?
24. In what ways did events like the Black Death, the Babylonian Captivity, and the Hundred Years’ War change medieval society? What were the results of these events?
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