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1. Which was NOT one of Pericles' goals for Athens? a. strengthen Athenian democracy b. build a shrine to honor himself c. glorify Athens d. hold and strengthen the empire (b; Pericles' 3 goals were to strengthen Athenian democracy, hold and strengthen the empire, and glorify Athens.) 2. Two examples of classical Greek architecture might be the _______ and the _______. (My two examples would be the Porch of the Maidens and the Temple of Apollo.) 3. What kind of plays did the Greeks preform? a. just comedies b. historical c. tragedies and comedies d. just tragedies (c; the Greeks preformed both tragedies and comedies.) 4. ___________ was the the concept that we are all born with either gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron in our souls. These metals determined our roles in life. (The Noble Lie) 5. Perhaps the most well-known out of all Philip II's children would be __________. a. Alexander the Great b. Philip III c. Darius III d. Buc...
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the great Philosophers

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Today we took more notes on the three great philosophers of ancient Greece. We started out by taking notes on pages 138-139 in the textbook. After that, we took even more notes on the power point. Here are the notes from the power point. Socrates looked to science and logic (not the mythological gods) for explanations of how the world worked the Socratic Method fostered critical thinking “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates was charged with serious crimes impiety (disrespecting the gods) corrupting the youth of Athens at his trial, he described himself as a stinging gadfly, and Athens as a lazy old horse did not deny what he had done; asked for free dinners found guilty by an Athenian jury, and sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock Plato Plato was a student and follower of Socrates he wrote out Socrates’ teachings, and described his trial in Apology Republic was Socrates’ discussion of justice and the ideal state -...
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Demographic Transition Assignment

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Khan Academy: 1. In order to find a country's growth rate, you need to count how many people were added to the population (including births and immigrants) and how many people were removed. You have to subtract the people that were added from the people that were removed. 2. Many things influence population growth, one of them being religion. Some religions promote large families, increasing the number of people in their faith. Some religions will forbid the use of contraceptives, ensuring large families. 3. In stage 3 of the demographic transition, we start seeing a trend towards smaller families because society is better and there are fewer childhood deaths. Child labor laws have been put in place, and now having large family is not economically benefical anymore. Kim Smith: 1. Since the Agricultural Revolution, (8,000 years ago) until the Industrial Revolution, the world's population only grew by only 67,000 people each year. 2. We will probably hit 9 or e...
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