- Provide a brief overview of the philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. How did they differ? How has each impacted modern society?
- Describe the rise of Alexander the Great and his conquests across Asia.
- What events led to the fall of the Roman Republic, and the rise of Julius Caesar and his heir, Octavian?
- How was Christianity able to grow from a small, persecuted sect within the Roman Empire to the status of a state religion?
- What conditions led to the collapse of Roman rule of the western empire in the Fifth Century C.E.?