chapter 6- section 2 Flashcards
1
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direct democracy
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a government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives
2
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classical art
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the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and balance were emphasized
3
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tragedy
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a serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character
4
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comedy
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a humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire
5
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peloponnesian war
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a war lasting from 431 to 404 bc in which athens and its allies were defeated by sparta and its allies
6
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philosophers
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thinkers who use logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality
7
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socrates
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one of the strongest critics of the sophists
8
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plato
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a student of socrates
9
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aristotle
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the philosopher
