study guide

Direct democracy- A government in which citizens rule directly rather then through represenatives

Classical Art- The art of ancient Greece and Rome in which harmony order and partition were emphesized

Tragedy- A series form of drama dealing with the downfall of heroic or noble character

Comedy- A humors form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire

Peloponnesian War- A war lasting from 431 to 404 B.C. in which Athens and its allies were defended by Sparta and its allies

Philosopher- A thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe he man society and mortality

Socrates- 470-399 B.C. critic of the Sophists'

Plato- 427-347 B.C. student of Socrates

Aristotle- A philosopher who questioned thee nature of the world and of human belief thought and knowledge

1- To strengthen Athenian demoracy
2- To hold and strengthen the empire
3- To glorify Athens

Pericles- Stratgey was to avoid and battels with the Spartan army and wait for an opportunity to strike Sparta and its allies from sea.

Tradgey-Sophocles- Odipus REX

Comedy- Aristophenes-Lysistrata

Philip ii- The King of Macedoina

Macedonia- Kingdom located just North of Greece had rough terrain and a cold climate

Alexander the Great- He was Philips son and he pretty much proclaimed him self as king and over the course of his years all of his great accomplishments led people on the call him Alexander The Great.

Darius iii- The Persian king that Alexander invaded

Hellenistic-Relating to the civilization language ART SCIENCE AND LITERATURE  of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century belnded with egyptisn Persian and indian empire

Alexandria- An Egyptian city and it became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization.

Euclid- He was a highly regarded mathematician who taught in alexandria

Archimedes- He accurately estimated the value of Pie

Colossus-The largest known Hellenistic bronze statue

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