(前2章)欧洲文化入门课后习题答案

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1、欧洲文化入门课后习题答案：Divisionone:GreekcultureandRomanculture希腊、罗马文化I.Greekculture希腊文化1.WhatarethemajorelementsinEuropeanculture?TherearetwomainelementstheGreco-RomanelementandtheJudeo-Christianelement.2.WhatwerethemainfeaturesofancientGreeksociety?InGreeksociety,onlyadultmalecitizenhadrealpowerandthec

2、itizenshipwasasetofrightswhichamaninheritedfromhisfathe匚TheeconomyofAthensrestedonanimmenseamountofslavelabor.Slavesworkedfortheirmasters.Theexploitationwasaserioussocialproblem.TheGreekslovedsports.TheyoftentookpartinthecontestsofsportsinOlympusMount,thusOlympicGamescameintobeing.3・WhatdidHom

3、erdo?WhyisheimportantinthehistoryofEuropeanliterature?HedepictedthegreatGreekmenwholivedintheperiod1200・l100B.C.andwarshappeningatthattime.Asanauthorofepics,heemployedfineliterarylanguagetodescribewarsandmen,eventhoughtheyweredullHestoodinthepeekofGreekliteratureandexertedagreatinfluenceonhisf

4、ollowers.4.WhoweretheoutstandingdramatistsofancientGreece?Whatimportantplaysdideachofthemwrite?Aeschylus,SophoclesandEuripideswerethreeoutstandingdramatistsofancientGreece.Aeschylus:PrometheusBound,Persians,AgamemnonSophocles:OedipustheKing,Electra,AntigoneEuripides:Andromache,Medea,TrojanWome

5、n5.Weretherehistoriansthen?Whowerethey?Whatdideachofthemwriteabout?Yes,thereare.TheywereHerodotusandThucydides.HerodotuswroteaboutthewarsbetweenGreeksandPersians.ThucydideswroteaboutthewarbetweenAthensandSpartaandbetweenAthensandSyracuse.6.Wouldyousaythatphilosophywashighlydevelopedthen?Whower

6、ethemajorphilosophers?No,Iwouldn't.Becausethosephilosophicalideaswereonlyidealismorsimplematerialismormetaphysics.Socrates,PlatoandAristotlewerethemajorphilosophersatthattime.7.DidSocrateswriteanybook?Howthendoweknowabouthim?Whatdistinguishedhisphilosophy?No,hedidntWeknowSocrateschieflythrough

7、whatPlatorecordedofhiminthefamousDialogueswrittenbyPlato.Heconsideredthatphilosophyrestedwiththedissectofoneselfandvirtuewashighworthoflife.Hismethodofargument,byquestionsandanswers,wasknownasthedialecticalmethod.&TellsomeofPlato，sideas