Week 4 Writing Assignments

Provide comprehensive responses to each assignment below. Please number your assignments accordingly. Make sure to adhere to minimum counts, and use your own words--do not quote verbatim from the textbook or any other source.

Please copy and paste into the text box or use a single attachment for both assignments (10 points each):

1. From Chapter Seven, use a minimum of 200 words to address the following:

· What was the polis and how did it shape the development of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean?

· How did Athens' victory over Persia in the second Greco-Persian war ultimately lead to the downfall of the city?

2. From Chapter Seven, use a minimum of 200 words to address the following: 162

· Describe the rise and extent of the Persian Empire.

· Discuss how Persians treated the people they conquered.