How did the cultural and intellectual achievements of the Hellenistic Age shape later generations?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Theocritus's development of pastoral poetry influenced ancient Rome, Shakespearean England, and nineteenth-century Russia.
b. Euclid's Elements was the source of knowledge about geometry until the twentieth century.
c. Archimedes calculated the value of pi.
d. Eratosthenes's calculation of the Earth's circumference came within 200 miles of the actual number.
e. Heraclides and Aristarchus anticipated the heliocentric model of the universe that would be proven by European scientists in the sixteenth century.
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During his tenure as secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover
a. promoted a return to simpler times. b. promoted a cooperative approach toward business. c. sought direction from Calvin Coolidge. d. was implicated in the Teapot Dome scandal. e. successfully addressed the problems in the farm economy.
Under the Taika Reforms, the basic unit of government was a. a village ideally comprised of fifty households. b. a highly centralized system of fourteen ministries under a constitution
c. a collective assembly with representatives from each aristocratic family under the direction of one Shogun. d. the elite forces of Samurai warriors under the rule of regional daimyo. e. an agricultural collective of one thousand pood of land and a communal assembly.
The Haitian revolt against French rule was led by
a. Jose de San Martin b. Simon Bolivar c. Toussaint L’Ouverture d. Tupac Amaru II e. white planters
The ethical system that holds that telling the truth is more important than worrying about its short-term consequences is known as _____
A) utilitarianism B) the categorical imperative C) the golden mean D) significant choice E) an ethic of care