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| Question | Answer |
| Philip of Macedon: Macedonia: Geography, Economy, Society, Constitution | |
| Philip of Macedon: Philip’s reforms | . |
| Philip of Macedon: Philip’s conquest of Greece 359-338 | . |
| Philip of Macedon: League of Corinth 337 | . |
| Alexander the Great: What was Alexander’s objective in invading Persia? | . |
| Alexander the Great: Why was he so successful? | . |
| Alexander the Great: What were the inner forces driving him? | . |
| Alexander the Great: What kind of man was Alexander? | . |
| The Hellenistic World: Alexander’s successors | . |
| The Hellenistic World: Definition: Hellenistic Age | . |
| The Hellenistic World: Hellenistic Monarchy | . |
| The Hellenistic World: Hellenistic Culture | – Civic life – Literature and Arts – Religion – Philosophy - Art and Architecture |
| Why is the Hellenistic Age its own epoch? | . |
| In what ways is it different from the Classical period? | . |
| What is the Zeitgeist of the Hellenistic Age? | . |
| Which cultural innovations do we find? | – politics – philosophy – literature – religion – art and architecture |
| Which role did sport and athletics play in ancient Greek society? | . |
| Which sports and athletic competitions did the Greeks engage in? | – What are our sources? – Who was allowed to participate? – How were these sports practiced? |
| What was the social, political and religious context for these competitions? | . |
| How did the Greeks celebrate and commemorate their victories? | . |
| Greek Sport and Athletics: Sport in Homer | . |
| Greek Sports and Athletics: The crown games and the money games | . |
| Greek Sport and Athletics: The Olympic Festival | – Religious aspects – Athletic and equestrian competitions – Celebration of victors |
| What is the cause of diseases according to the Greeks? | . |
| Greek Medicine: How did they envision healing? | . |
| Was ancient Greek medicine a science or did it belong to the realm of the religion? | . |
| What is the Hippocratic Oath? | . |
| Greek Medicine: The origins of Greek medicine | . |
| Greek Medicine: Healing cults – Asclepius | . |
| Greek Medicine: Hippocrates of Cos (5th cent. BC) | . |
| Greek Medicine: Galen (2nd cent. AD) | . |
| How is it possible that the small town of Rome became the ruler of the world? | . |
| Why Rome and not any other town in Italy? | . |
| How did social organizations evolve in prehistoric Italy? | . |
| Which peoples lived in Italy in the early historical period? | . |
| When and how was Rome founded? | – According to the Romans themselves – Based upon archaeological evidence |
| Peoples of Italy: Phoenicians, Greeks, Etruscans | . |
| Early Roman Institutions | – Kings – Senate – populus |
| How was Rome governed during the regal period? | . |
| What kind of social groups do we find in Rome? | . |
| Which role did the individual play in Roman society? | . |
| How did the Romans think of their city- state? | . |
| In what way did the social norms and values in Rome differ from those in Greece? | . |
| Social Structure of Rome | – Hierarchy and Social Roles – Gentes – Pater familias – Familia – Patrons and clients |
| Roman Value System | . |
| How did the Romans view their relationship with the gods? | . |
| Which gods did the Romans worship? | . |
| How does Roman religion differ from Greek religion? | . |
| Which role did religion play in Roman politics? | . |
| Greek city-states were plagued by (1) aristocratic power struggles (cf. Athens) (2) civil war (stasis) between aristocrats and commoners – How did Rome deal with such conflicts? | “The Struggle of the Orders” |
| What is so special about Roman elites? | . |
| Why was there never a civil war during the early and middle republic (509-133 BC)? | . |
| How did the Roman republican system work? | – What institutions did they have? – How did these institutions interact with one another? – What were the underlying principles? |
| Roman Republic: Political offices (magistrates) and powers | . |
| Roman Republic: Four types of assemblies | . |
| Roman Republic: The principal roles and interactions of magistrate, senate and populus Romanus | . |
| What were the conditions for a city-state like Rome in central Italy in the 7th and 6th century? | . |
| How did the Romans wage war? | . |
| Did Roman warfare change over time? | . |
| Why was Rome more successful than other city-states? | . |
| Why did the Romans go to war so often? | . |
| Rome, its army, and its neighbors: 6th-5th century | . |
| Trauma of 387 BC: Gallic Sack of Rome | . |
| The Roman Military Revolution: From Hoplites to Legionaries | . |
| Roman Expansion: 4th-3rd century | . |
| How did Rome first get in conflict with Carthage? | . |
| • Why did Rome build up a navy? How did the Romans fare on this new element? | . |
| • How did Rome win the First Punic War? | . |
| • What are the reasons for the outbreak of the Second Punic War? | . |
| • Why did Hannibal invade Italy? What was his strategy? | . |
| • Why were the Romans ultimately victorious? | . |
| How did the victory over Hannibal effect Rome? | . |
| What happened to the former Carthaginian possessions and allies in Spain, northern Italy and Greece? | . |
| How did the Romans get embroiled in the Greek East (Greece, Aegean, Asia Minor)? | . |
| Did the Romans plan to establish a Mediterranean empire? | . |
| How did this enormous expansion affect Rome? | – How can a city-state rule an empire? Are its traditional institutions capable of that? – What are the repercussions of empire for the Roman elite, for the economy, for the common Roman people? |
| What relationship did the Romans have to Greek culture? | . |
| What are the cultural repercussions for Rome’s engagement in the Greek East? | . |
| What did the Romans think about the Greeks and Greek culture? | . |
| What are the origins of Roman Literature? | . |
| The Spartans won the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) with Persia’s help: How will the other major Greek poleis (Athens, Thebes, Corinth) react to Sparta's rule? | . |
| What will the Spartans do now? Give the small Greek poleis their freedom and autonomy or establish their own empire? | . |
| Which role does Persia play in the history of Greece in the 4th century? | . |
| Greece is not a unified country, but consists of numerous independent poleis: How can peace and stability be ensured under these circumstances? | . |
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