Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy
a. a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind.
b. the desire to understand how to achieve a good life.
c. the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards.
d. the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts.
e. all of the above
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What will be an ideal response?
The authors argue that Japan was ready for modernization, lacking only
a. political unity. b. cultural unity. c. a national culture. d. foreign investment.
What quality was shared by those who engaged in utopian social experiments and more conventional social reformers?
A) a desire to radically transform traditional family arrangements B) a belief in the basic depravity of humanity C) an interest in strengthening the social position and legal rights of women D) a faith in Americans' ability to collectively improve their lot E) a wish to retire from mainstream American society
The Persian defeat in the wars with Greece was due to all of the following except
a. difficulty supplying the army from Persia. b. allowing the Persian navy to be drawn into the narrow waters off Salamis. c. domestic political turmoil. d. the rout of Persian forces at the Battle of Plataea. e. the Persian underestimation of the Greeks' will to fight for their homeland.