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Choose ONE of the two following topics and write a rich paragraph of at least 350 words in response: I. Compare and contrast Stoicism and Epicureanism in terms of how they (1) understand the nature of the physical universe, (2) give guidance on how one should deal with the difficulties of life.  Be sure to mention the founders of each school and the Roman philosopher/author that wrote on each way of life. OR II. Discuss how ideas related to Pleasure and Pain were transformed by early Christianity, especially due to the experiences of the early hermits grappling with finding the path to salvation.  Be clear as to how these views radically departed from how the Classical world understood the origins of what we find pleasurable and painful.

Who was the most charismatic popular preacher of the early 12th century, credited with preaching the second crusade, cultivating the Cult of the Virgin Mary, and instigating one of the first heresy trials on record.

What is the name of the most ambitious church built in Byzantium (pictured below)? .

A medieval story that features someone who dies, sees the afterlife, and then comes back to tell about it, is called …?

What early Christian hermit was the ultimate founder of monasticism in the West?

Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience are …?

With the decline of the ancient spoken languages of antiquity, the intellectual life of the Western world came to be dominated by writing in …?

The doctrine that the death of Jesus on the cross was atonement for original sin is first expressed in …?

Which group of “alternative” Christians believed that Jesus was 100% divine, and thus never actually had human failings and was not really suffering on the cross?