Study Guide for Test on TH, 9/13

Study Guide for Test on TH, 9/13 – 9^th Grade Socratic

1.       List five things you learned about Socrates.

2.       What did Socrates teach the people of Athens in his final words written by Plato in Apology?

3.       What is the Socratic method of teaching?

4.       What are the differences between dialogue and debate?

5.       What defines a culture? What defines a civilization? How are they similar and different?

6.       How did ancient historians describe the way history should be written?

7.       What are some principles the Roman historian Lucian challenged all historians to follow?

8.       How are we doing today using their criteria?

9.       In the article, Body Ritual of the Nacirema, how are Nacirema described?

10.   How did this article help you understand the way outsiders may look at any civilization or culture?

11.   What are similarities and differences between archaeology and anthropology?

12.   Describe the chronology between the First Humans to the Bronze Age (which includes the Sumerian civilization).

13.   Where is Mesopotamia?

14.   Why is it called the Fertile Crescent and the Cradle of Civilization?

15.   How does the book Seed People explain the importance of culture?