All the following may be said about Herodotus EXCEPT
a. as the "father of history," Herodotus was a thoroughgoing rationalist.
b. Herodotus was free of the common Greek contempt for the non-Hellenic world.
c. Herodotus did not merely repeat legends but he often sought to discover what really happened.
d. the gods had a relatively minor role in his histories.
e. Herodotus seemed to share in the Greek fascination with the tragedy of hubris.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. Smallpox b. Syphilis c. Influenza d. Measles e. Cholera
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