Western Civilization I / Unit 4 WC1 0314 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Thucydides Argues a Thesis
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The idea
Thucydides, about four sixty to four hundred, wrote the Peloponnesian War around a thesis, that Athens's hunger for power squandered its greatness, and defended it with evidence. The anchor calls him the real father of history.
In practice
Clio, the muse of history.
Where people slip
A thesis defended by evidence is the method the exam expects you to recognize.
Your place on the trail
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