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| Why is “The Death of Sarpedon,” painted on a krater, so praised as a work of art? |
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| It transforms death into a scene of dignity and order. |
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| Why are red-figure vases more complicated than black-figure vases to create? |
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| Red-figure vases require three firings |
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| Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible reason the palace at Knossos was abandoned around 1450 BCE? |
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| What is the bull associated with in Minoan art? |
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| Male virility and strength |
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| Why in 508 BCE did Athens turn to a democratic form of government? |
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| In reaction to the tyranny of Hippias |
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| Why in part did Sparta form its own Peloponnesian League? |
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| Athens' use of Delian Fund leagues to rebuild its acropolis |
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| Why was Socrates not a staunch defender of democracy? |
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| He believed that most people were incapable of exercising good government |
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| The centerpiece of the Athenian Acropolis was the |
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| Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos) |
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| According to Aristotle, how could a person come to know universal truths? |
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| By observing the material world itself in which reality exists |
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| Why did fifth-century Greeks not see themselves as at the mercy of the gods? |
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| They believed natural forces were knowable, not punishment from a god |
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