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Economics Classics 207 Final
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Undergraduate 2
05/02/2012

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Homer say which way of acquiring wealth superior, war or trade?
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War
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What is the most important aspect in Homers view?
Definition
Estate
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Did Hesiod see warlike virtues or agriculture as the way to prosperity?
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Agricultural self-sufficiency
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In Xenophon's (430-534 BC) time what was the main source of wealth?
Definition
The estate
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Who was the teacher of the other two; Pluto, Socrates, or Xenophon?
Definition
Socrates (469-399 BC)
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What is Xenophon's Oikonomikos about?
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Estate management
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What did Plato say about trade, interest and profits?
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Trade was to be limited, no profits or payments of interest
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Who was the teacher of the two; Aristotle (384-322 BC) or Plato?
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Plato
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What are the 3 types of justice Aristotle distinguished?
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Distributive, Rectificatory, and Reciprocal
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What were the 3 functions of money in Aristotle's view?
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Means of exchange, measure of value, and a store of value
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What groups were responsible for natural law?
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Cynics & Stoics
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What are Romans responsible for?
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Jurisprudence & corporations
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In the Old Testament what was the view on usury?
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It was forbidden to charge interest to fellow Israelite's.
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In Judaism how were traders & moneylenders viewed?
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They along with the pursuit of wealth was frowned upon
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When was Islamic dominance & crisis years?
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Dominated from 750-1250 and endured crisis from 1250-1500.
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What did the Koran say about taxes, usury, and inheritance?
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Income & property should be taxed to support the poor, usury was prohibited, and inheritance was broken up
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Did the Koran support free markets?
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Yes
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What did Averroes (1126-1198) add to Aristotle's 3 uses of money
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Reserve of purchasing power
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Why did Averroes say money must be unchangeable?
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It was the measure of all things, and changes in value were unfair. Aristotle said the ruler could change at will.
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How far did Islamic society reach?
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Spain
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