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1. When the Mali Empire in West Africa, Mansa Moussa traveled through Egypt. As a Muslim he was undertaking a very specific journey. Where was he traveling to, whey was he going there, and what impact did he have on the Egyptian economy as he passed through the country?
2. Making a reference to Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, explain what the word sect means with a specific example of a sectarian claim
3. How is the story of the Indian prince Siddhartha Gautama similar to Plato's "Allegory of the cave?" What was Siddhartha's "cave" and which way does he go? (i.e. does he stay in the cave?)
4. Why did warriors on both sides of the Trojan war react with disgust when Achilles dragged the dead body of Hector across the field of battle clipped by the ankles with chains connected to his chariot?
5. Give an example of Homer's exploration of the duality or "doubleness" of human nature by naming one of the characters from either the Iliad or the Odyssey and explaining this dual nature
6. At the Greek sanctuary of Delphi, the priestess, Pythia, was known fall into a trance in order to communicate with Apollo, what geologic evidence appears to validate this story?
7. The Greek poet Sappho once wrote, "Although they are only breath, words which I command are immortal," what did she mean, and what evidence do we have today to suggest that she was right?