HIST 1210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pre-Socratic Philosophy, Logical Possibility, Parvenu
14 Dec 2017
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A complete list of primary documents that might appear on the final. Herodotus, histories (a passage from books 1 or 8 may appear) Writes about the causes and displays of historical events so they are not forgotten and so people could learn from them. Greek preoccupations- fame (time), greeks vs. barbarians, display war (competition-like) Cultural relativism: darius, the greeks, and the indians: darius, summoning some of the greeks under his rule who were nearby asked them for how much money would they willingly eat their fathers when they died. And they replied that for no amount of money would they do this. Aristophanes, knights (a passage from assigned excerpt may appear) Satire of politics- cleon (demagogue: aristophanes not a fan of current political situation. Satire on political and social life in 5th century bce athens, and in particular a diatribe against the pro-war populist politician, cleon. Cleon represents a new development in athenian politics: the non-aristocratic (though wealthy) political leader.
