Today we took a pop quiz :( I got 2 wrong. The one about Crete and about the Mycenaeans. My grade is a still an 84. I want to get it up to ad A but I don't know if I will get it up. We also took more notes on Greece. Here are the terms:
- Direct democracy- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
- Classical art- values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion
- Tragedy- a serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal
- Comedy- a play filled with slapstick situations and crude humor
- Peloponnesian War- A war between Athens and Sparta
- Philosophers- Thinkers about logic and the universe
- Socrates- a philosopher who was put to death for corrupting youth
- Plato- A student of Socrates
- Aristotle- One of Plato's students
Here are the notes:
- Pericles led Athens during much of its golden age
- he had popular support for 32 years
- Skillful politician, speakers and a respected general
- he dominated the life of Athens from 461 to 429 BC
- He had 3 goals:
- Strengthen Athenian democracy
- to hold and strengthen the empire
- to glorify Athens
- he increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries
- most were unpaid before
- now poor people could serve
- Introduced direct democracy
- Athens defeated the Persians
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