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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augustine basically end up doing to the role of personal freedom?

2. Augustine expands Paul's view and tries to incorporate what conception of freedom and God?

3. Freedom is mainly the domain of whom?

4. Where does slavery exist until 11 A.D. and the on-set of feudalism?

5. According to Paul, from what are we saved?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the beliefs of different sects compare?

2. Rome extends its power and rule to the Italian peninsula through a series of wars and conquests in 266 B.C. What are the consequences?

3. What is freedom at this time?

4. In trying to define the relationship between church and state, four interpretations are proposed by Patterson. What are these interpretations?

5. What struggles do the Romans face regarding the development of the concept of freedom?

6. Why does the populace accept Augustus?

7. What is the purpose of this chapter?

8. Why have historians tended to downplay the role of freedom during this time period?

9. What is Reformist Stoicism?

10. How have women's lives begun to change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The underlying theme of slavery is the domination of one entity over another entity.

Part 1) How does slavery begin? Why has slavery existed in cultures around the world and throughout history?

Part 2) What are the various concepts of slavery? How do variations exist?

Part 3) How does your upbringing influence your thoughts and opinion on slavery?

Essay Topic 2

The differing views of freedom lead to social conflict and upheaval.

Part 1) What are the differing views of freedom? How do they lead to conflict?

Part 2) How does the conflict and upheaval affect the society? Which group of individuals does it affect the most? Why?

Part 3) How has this occurred multiple times throughout history? Are the outcomes always similar? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The development of freedom as a social value can be traced to five revolutions that occurred in Athens.

Part 1) Describe these five revolutions. Why did they take place?

Part 2) How did these revolutions affect the countries and city-states surrounding the revolutions? How do they affect U.S. policies today?

Part 3) What would our society be like if these revolutions had never taken place?

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