S.S. 6-2 Flashcards
Payments made to Athens by its allies
Tribute
Grew rich from _____ and ____
Trade
Silver
Made achievements in ____, _________, and _______
Arts
Philosophy
Literature
Powerful leader in Athenian politics supported and strengthened democracy
Pericles
A temple to the godess Athena
Parthenon
_____ full of action
Sculptures
Sculptures show _____ and _____
Balance
Order
Sculptures were _____ and ______
Lifelike
Acurate
A sculptures goal was to present _______ in a balanced and ______ way
Images
Orderly
Worshipped family of gods and goddesses called the ___ ________
12
Olympians
Gods were perfect in _____ and had awesome ______
Form
Power
Gods were _____- lived forever
Immortal
Gods led by _______
Zeus
Worshipped other ______ in addition to the 12
Gods
Mythical hero who had done great deeds during the Trojan War
Achilles
Believed that people could use the power of mind and reason to understand natural events
Philosophers
Believed that water was the basic material of the world
Thales
Careful _____ and good ______
Observers
Thinkers
Thought everything was made of tiny particles called atoms
Democritus
Made others think about their beliefs, “ know thyself”; challenged values of Athens; was put to death
Socrates
Athenians first to write ______
Dramas
A serious story that usually ends in disaster for the main character
Tragedy
Told of fictional humans destroyed when forced to make impossible _____
Choices
Made fun of well known ______ and _____ and made jokes about the _____ of the day
Citizens
Politicians
Customs
