Blog for April 2nd

• NOTES
• direct Democracy- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives ****TEST QUESTION, IMPORTANT!

• Classical art- Greek values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion

• tragedy- a serious drama about common themes such as love, war, pride, or betrayal
• Hubris- excessive pride where you dont understand your weakness. "ego is too big"*TEST QUESTION, IMPORTANT!
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• comedy- contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor

• Peloponnesian War, between the two cities, states Athens and Sparta. Athens had a stronger navy, and Sparta had a stronger army. Its location inland meant that it could not easily be attacked by sea 

• philosopher- determined thinkers seeking truth no matter where the search led them

• Socrates- a critic of Sophists, did not believe that absolute standards exist for truth and justice, he encouraged Greeks to question themselves and their moral character

• Plato- a student of Socrates, late 20's- wrote down the conversations of Socrates 

•  Aristotle- questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought and knowledge

• Pericles increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries.

• Athens' strategy was to avoid a land battle with the Spartans and wait for an opportunity to strike from the sea. The Spartans' strategy was to march into an Athenian territory and destroy their food supply

• Some people thought it was disturbing because he forced them to think about their values in life.