4. One of the most important events that occurred during the Roman Empire was the birth of Christianity. Describe the evolution of Christianity. How do historians explain its early success? In

1. Compare and contrast Saint Augustine's City of God and Cyril's city of Alexandria. Did Cyril's Christian community reflect the ideal articulated by Augustine? Cite evidence from Augustine's work to support your argument.

4. One of the most important events that occurred during the Roman Empire was the birth of Christianity. Describe the evolution of Christianity. How do historians explain its early success? In what ways did Christianity challenge Roman society and the Roman state?

1. The Greek polis has been called a "community of citizens." How does this definition reflect the reality of citizenship in Greek polis? Who were the citizens, and what rights and responsibilities did they possess? What segments of the population were not considered citizens? What rights and duties did these people have? How did these conditions vary across poleis?

2. It can be argued that the greatest legacy of Greece is intellectual. Trace the development of Greek philosophy from its Pre-Socratic origins through the Hellenistic period. What were the most significant developments? Explain which specific elements of Greek philosophy have had the most influence on contemporary culture in the West.

Having read excerpts from "The Law of the Salian Franks" and "The Laws of Æthelbehrt, King of Kent," how would you describe the nature of justice under Germanic law? Provide examples to support your analysis. Having read excerpts from "The Law of the Salian Franks" and "The Laws of Æthelbehrt, King of Kent," how would you describe the nature of justice under Germanic law? Provide examples to support your analysis.

5. Western Civilization emerged during the period of Late Antiquity from the fusion of the Greco-Roman, Germanic, and Judeo-Christian cultures. What did each of these cultures contribute to the development of Western Civilization? Offer specific examples to support your analysis.

2. Describe the Christians' treament of Hypatia. What does it suggest about early Christian attitudes about women? Does Hypatia's story resonate today? Explain your reasoning.

Question #3: Please refer to the slide in the September 19, 21 PowerPoint which juxtaposes Michelangelo's David with a detail of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling, and Bernini's David with Fra Andrea Pozzo's Allegory of the Missionary Work of the Jesuits. In 50-75 words, please discuss the similarity in how Bernini's and Pozzo's works relate to the space of the viewer, as opposed to the two Michelangelo works. Please put this in your own words without quoting the text in that slide.

Question #6: In the October 3, 5 PowerPoint, identify three images featuring idealized figures, and three images featuring more realistic, non-idealized ones. Important note: these images should be ones that have not been discussed in class before in connection to the notions of idealization or realism. They should not appear in the "Pose and Idealization" section of the September 28 "Perspective and Idealization" PowerPoint, nor should they be accompanied in any other PowerPoints by slide text that refers to idealization or realism. Please check before making your selection. For this question, you need not support your choices. Question #7: The September 28 bonus PowerPoint on "media and techniques" gathers the slides in which the mediums of fresco and of oil painting were discussed. Choose from the October 3, 5 PowerPoint two images that do not appear in the "media and techniques" PowerPoint, one painted in fresco, one in oil paint. In 40-50 words each, discuss the visual characteristics of fresco and of oil painting, respectively, as reflected in the works you have chosen.

3. The Roman Republic underwent two great social upheavals: the Struggle of the Orders and the civil wars of the late republic. Compare the causes, participants, and results of these two upheavals. Who profited from each? Was Rome better off after each upheaval? Explain your reasoning.