Ch 5. Sec. 3 Flashcards
1
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Direct democracy
A
Form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
2
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Classical art
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Values of order, balance, and proportion
3
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Tragedy
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Serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal
4
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Comedy
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Contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor
5
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Peloponnesian war
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Lasting from 431 to 404 B.C., Athens was defeated by Sparta
6
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Philosophers
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Such thinkers, meaning “lovers of wisdom”
7
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Socrates
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Believed that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice
8
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Plato
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Approximately 28 years old. Student of Socrates
9
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Aristotle
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A philosopher that questioned the nature of the world
