Submit your homework and extra credit to [email protected] with the subject "AAB – HW3 – HOL ID" or "AAB – EC3 – HOL ID." Please submit your homework and your extra credit SEPARATELY, with your HOL name and ID somewhere in the email. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. The due date for the assignment is April 30.
Assignment 3 (30 points max)
There are a number of options here, but you only need to do 30 points' worth. Anything over and I won't be counting them for extra credit.
Opposites Attract (10 points) - 1 point each
To keep balance between elements, an element must be paired with its opposite (see the elements chart in Lesson 3 to see what I mean). Below are objects that belong to a particular element. Figure out the element the object belongs to, and find its balancing element. (Example: Ice belongs to Water and can be balanced out by Fire). Some objects may belong to more than one of the four elements in the lesson. Choose one, either is correct.
1. Eagle
2. Seed
3. Coal
4. Volcano
5. Wind
6. Snow
7. Lightning
8. Hurricane
9. Diamond
10. Rain
Short Answers (10 points) - 2 points each
1. How many Aristotelian elements are there? Name them.
2. Who was Ptha?
3. How many volumes were Zosimos' encyclopedia of alchemy?
4. What number was venerated in Egypt?
5. Name one way that alchemy spread from Egypt to Greece.
Scrambler (10 points) - 2 points each
Unscramble the terms. These are words found in the lesson, and they are not all necessarily one word.
1. IIFAOCMMMNIUT
2. MHARCTOI
3. GFREEREIK
4. SUENCRTTI
5. NPNTCETIAOOSLN
Code Words (20 points) - 2 points each
In order to keep the secret knowledge exclusive, ancient alchemists usually masked the elements and metals they used in recipes by assigning planetary code words to them. So, instead of talking about "gold," they use "sun," etc. Below are 10 excerpts from alchemical texts with planet words. Determine the metallurgic elements that correspond with the planets.
1. It would do the same if it were to fall on a plate of Venus or Jupiter.
2. ...here is made the band of Mars and the conjunction of Mercury.
3. Our water also, or vinegar aforesaid, is the vinegar of the mountains, i.e. of Sol and Luna.
4. And tho' this subtile Menstruum be the Mercury of the imperfect Body, yet it will dissolve Sol...
5. ...it is perfectly well known that Venus is produced from Saturn...
6. ...in Carinthia, Luna out of Venus...
7. ...and in Hungary, Sol out of Luna...
8. You shall answer, that Sol and Mercury are the physical stones.
9. ...likewise, the Sun itself, and Jupiter.
10. ...others have taught good to add Mercury to Sol...
Opposites Attract (10 points) - 1 point each
To keep balance between elements, an element must be paired with its opposite (see the elements chart in Lesson 3 to see what I mean). Below are objects that belong to a particular element. Figure out the element the object belongs to, and find its balancing element. (Example: Ice belongs to Water and can be balanced out by Fire). Some objects may belong to more than one of the four elements in the lesson. Choose one, either is correct.
1. Eagle
2. Seed
3. Coal
4. Volcano
5. Wind
6. Snow
7. Lightning
8. Hurricane
9. Diamond
10. Rain
Short Answers (10 points) - 2 points each
1. How many Aristotelian elements are there? Name them.
2. Who was Ptha?
3. How many volumes were Zosimos' encyclopedia of alchemy?
4. What number was venerated in Egypt?
5. Name one way that alchemy spread from Egypt to Greece.
Scrambler (10 points) - 2 points each
Unscramble the terms. These are words found in the lesson, and they are not all necessarily one word.
1. IIFAOCMMMNIUT
2. MHARCTOI
3. GFREEREIK
4. SUENCRTTI
5. NPNTCETIAOOSLN
Code Words (20 points) - 2 points each
In order to keep the secret knowledge exclusive, ancient alchemists usually masked the elements and metals they used in recipes by assigning planetary code words to them. So, instead of talking about "gold," they use "sun," etc. Below are 10 excerpts from alchemical texts with planet words. Determine the metallurgic elements that correspond with the planets.
1. It would do the same if it were to fall on a plate of Venus or Jupiter.
2. ...here is made the band of Mars and the conjunction of Mercury.
3. Our water also, or vinegar aforesaid, is the vinegar of the mountains, i.e. of Sol and Luna.
4. And tho' this subtile Menstruum be the Mercury of the imperfect Body, yet it will dissolve Sol...
5. ...it is perfectly well known that Venus is produced from Saturn...
6. ...in Carinthia, Luna out of Venus...
7. ...and in Hungary, Sol out of Luna...
8. You shall answer, that Sol and Mercury are the physical stones.
9. ...likewise, the Sun itself, and Jupiter.
10. ...others have taught good to add Mercury to Sol...
Extra Credit 3 (20 points max)
Choose ONE (1) of the following:
A) Secret Recipe - There are numerous speculations and no definite answer over what Greek Fire was made of. Do a little digging and find some of the ingredients that were supposedly used to make Greek Fire. Explain why Greek Fire can be made from these ingredients. Keep the time period in mind, and what objects and ideas they had with them. Minimum 200 words.
B) Symbolism - Often, the metallurgic elements and the planets share the same symbol (with some variation). So the symbol for Gold could be used as the symbol for the Sun, with some exceptions. Illustrate the symbols of 5 planets and their elements. If a planet and its corresponding element have different symbols, note the difference.
C) Catalyst - Zosimos believed that tinctures or catalysts were used to produce reactions (chemical or physical). Find at least 10 other examples of "tinctures". You can create a fantasy situation or base it off every day life. Example: A hammer is used to break a boulder. Or Tinkerbell's magic dust is used to make Peter Pan fly.
Please upload all graphics to a separate account such as Photobucket or Imageshack as I will not be opening attachments!
A) Secret Recipe - There are numerous speculations and no definite answer over what Greek Fire was made of. Do a little digging and find some of the ingredients that were supposedly used to make Greek Fire. Explain why Greek Fire can be made from these ingredients. Keep the time period in mind, and what objects and ideas they had with them. Minimum 200 words.
B) Symbolism - Often, the metallurgic elements and the planets share the same symbol (with some variation). So the symbol for Gold could be used as the symbol for the Sun, with some exceptions. Illustrate the symbols of 5 planets and their elements. If a planet and its corresponding element have different symbols, note the difference.
C) Catalyst - Zosimos believed that tinctures or catalysts were used to produce reactions (chemical or physical). Find at least 10 other examples of "tinctures". You can create a fantasy situation or base it off every day life. Example: A hammer is used to break a boulder. Or Tinkerbell's magic dust is used to make Peter Pan fly.
Please upload all graphics to a separate account such as Photobucket or Imageshack as I will not be opening attachments!
Alchemical Symbols 3 (4 points max)
You're wondering why the extra credit is only worth 20 points. Well. This is why. At the end of every assignment, I will have three different alchemy symbols below with a general category next to it. Using the categories and the pictures, identify each symbol and include these answers in your Extra Credit email.
Each identification is worth 2 points, with a max 4 points. However, if you identify all three, I will count the extra 2 points as bonus for lost points, etc.
Note: The symbols are symbols of alchemy, and may have come from as ancient as the Chinese and Egyptian influences to the Newtonian symbols. They can be planets, metals, elements or even alchemical processes.
Each identification is worth 2 points, with a max 4 points. However, if you identify all three, I will count the extra 2 points as bonus for lost points, etc.
Note: The symbols are symbols of alchemy, and may have come from as ancient as the Chinese and Egyptian influences to the Newtonian symbols. They can be planets, metals, elements or even alchemical processes.
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