Western Civilization I / Unit 18 WC1 1703 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Period Two: Greece and the Hellenistic World, 15 to 17 Percent
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The idea
Units 03 to 05: the polis, hoplite, tyranny and democracy; Persia and the wars; Pericles, drama, philosophy and art; Alexander and the three kingdoms; Hellenistic schools, science and cults.
In practice
The exam's phrases: political evolution to Periclean Athens, culture and thought, the Hellenistic structure.
Where people slip
Sample questions two and four live here. Persia's monarchy against Greek participation; Isis and Serapis.
Your place on the trail
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