西方文化导论unit1

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Multiple choice. (1) ____ is the major foundation in the Western culture and makes a powerful impact on the development of human civilization.
B. the Golden Age
C. the Cretan Civilization
D. the Mycenaean Civilization
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Multiple choice. (5) The first Olympiad began in the ____ period of the Golden Age.
C. religion
D. philosophy
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Multiple choice. (4) The Trojan War broke out at the end of ____.
A. the Heroic Age
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Interpretation of Cultural Terms
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Mount Olympus 奥林匹斯山 : The highest mountain in Greece, well-known as the “home of the gods” in Greek mythology. The deities who dwelled on this mountain were ruled by Zeus, included his wife, his brothers, his sisters and his children.
A. Ancient European cuபைடு நூலகம்ture
B. Ancient Greek culture
C. Ancient Chinese culture
D. Ancient Egyptian culture
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(3) Peisistratus
(4) Solon (5) Pericles
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True of false question.
F (1) The play Oedipus at Colonus was written by __ Aristophanes. F __ T (2) Greek philosophy started with Aristotle. __ (3) The famous bronze sculpture of athletes, Discus Thrower, F was created by Myron. __ (4) Euclid discovered the ratio of radius of a circle and the T relationship between the volume and surface of a sphere. __ (5) The chief Greek philosophers are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
A. archaic
B. central
C. dependent
D. dark
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Please match the following names of political leaders to their reformist ideas. (1) Draco (2) Cleisthenes a. supreme council check the behavior of leaders b. punish trivial crimes with the death sentence c. abolish slave labor d. carry out legislative reform e. advocate peasants’ welfare and popular entertainments
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Multiple choice. (3) Mycenaean culture was influenced the most by Cretan culture on ____.
A. farming
B. handicraft and trade
Multiple choice. (2) Greek culture can date back to____.
A. the Neolithic Age
B. the Bronze Age
C. the Stone and Bronze Age
D. the Old Stone Age
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