This final exam will test your knowledge of the institutional, cultural, and intellectual aspects of Hellenistic History. It is due on April 28, 2022 (by 11:59 pm). Your paper must be single-spaced, size 12 font. Use your textbook and class notes, but you may use outside sources that have been vetted by professionals in the field (i.e., articles from professional journals and published books. Avoid Wikipedia and similar sites where information to presented by non-professionals). You must cite all sources (including your textbooks) fully and correctly using Chicago Manual of Style format. Failure to do so will be considered plagiarism and will result in a F in the course.
Identifications: Pick 6 of the following and write as much as you can (answering the who, what, where, when, why and how) for each term (on average about 400-500 words).
Stoicism
Epicureanism
Diogenes the Cynic
Eratosthenes
Callimachus
Polybius
Archimedes
The Library of Alexandria
Royal cults
Essay: Write one (1) of the essay topics below. If you use any source (textbook or outside source), you must cite it fully and correctly using the Chicago Manual of Style format. It should be about 1000-1500 words, single-spaced, size 12 font.
Explain the trends in literatures and the visual arts during the Hellenistic Period. What made them “Hellenistic”?
Describe the nature of Hellenistic religion. Provide examples to support your claims.
Explain Rome’s impact on the Hellenistic East (militarily, yes, but also politics, economics, culture, etc.)
What characterized Hellenistic art, and how did it differ from its Classical predecessors.
