1. What did Hellenic civilization inherit from the Mycenaeans?
2. Why is Homer called "the shaper of Greek civilization?"
3. How did the Greek polis break with the theocratic politics of the Near East?
4. Contrast Spartan society with Athenian society.
5. Who were Solon, Pisistratus, and Cleisthenes, and what did they accomplish?
6. What was the significance of the Persian Wars?
7. How did Athenian democratic ideals conflict with Athenian imperialism? Why did the Athenians fail to see this contradiction?
8. What were the basic features and limitations of Athenian democracy?
9. Compare and contrast Athenian democracy with American democracy.
10. What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War? What the significance of the Athenian expedition to Sicily? How did the war affect the Greek world?
11. What problems did the city-states face during the fourth century B.C.?
12. How does Greek political life demonstrate both the best and worst features of freedom, and both the possibilities and limitations of reason?