Today is the day! Today is the day (actually night, but whatever) that I write down my answers for the classwork/homework. Yahoo!
Also, I will write down my notes on the blog prior to the present one.
1. Explain significance or words below:
a. Direct democracy: form of government inn which citizens rule directly instead of having representatives vote for them.
b. Classical art: portray ideal beauty.
c. Tragedy: serious drama about common themes (e.g. love, hate, war, and betrayal).
d. Comedy: Contain scenes filled with slapstick situations (involving excessive physical activity to produce comical scenes) and crude humor.
e. Peloponnesian War: tension between Athens and Sparta. War broke out and Athenians erected a walls which was supposed to keep Spartans out. Also created barricade composed of their navy to keep trade out of Sparta. But, when a trader infected with the plague was let inside the erected walls, citizens could not get out and transmitted the plague over to other citizens; resulting in the death of a third of the population (accounting for the ruler at the time--Pericles).
f. Philosopher: literally translated to "lovers of wisdom" were thinkers who used logic and reason to figure out and explain things about the world, rather than putting so much faith into the mythological gods and goddesses.
g. Socrates: (470-399 BC) encouraged to examine the beliefs of followers using the Socratic method.
h. Plato: (427-347 BC) was both a wrestler and a poet before he became a philosopher; student of Socrates. Founded a school called the Academy in 387 BC.
i. Aristotle: (384-322 BC) was the son of a physician and one of Plato's brightest students. Stayed at the Academy for twenty years until Plato's death. He then opened his own school called the Lyceum.
3. What steps did Pericles take to strengthen democracy in Athens? He increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries to ensure that all citizens, no matter wealthy or poor, could hold office. Introducing direct democracy, Pericles made sure citizens could directly vote on issues regarding them instead of voting for representative who would in turn vote for them.
4. What were the battle strategies of Athens and Sparta in the Peloponnesian War? To avoid land battles with Spartans and wait for an opportunity to attack from the sea. Eventually, though, the Spartans swept through Athens and burned down their food supplies. Although it did not affect Athenians as much as long as they could sail to get supplies from allies and foreign states.
5. Why do you think some Athenians found the ideas of Socrates so disturbing? Because they were very unhappy with how sad their life was they did not feel like examining their life. Maybe they thought as best living an unexamined life and were disturbed by a man who had quoted that: "The unexamined life is not worth living." Perhaps they did not like his way of thinking.
h. Plato: (427-347 BC) was both a wrestler and a poet before he became a philosopher; student of Socrates. Founded a school called the Academy in 387 BC.
i. Aristotle: (384-322 BC) was the son of a physician and one of Plato's brightest students. Stayed at the Academy for twenty years until Plato's death. He then opened his own school called the Lyceum.
3. What steps did Pericles take to strengthen democracy in Athens? He increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries to ensure that all citizens, no matter wealthy or poor, could hold office. Introducing direct democracy, Pericles made sure citizens could directly vote on issues regarding them instead of voting for representative who would in turn vote for them.
4. What were the battle strategies of Athens and Sparta in the Peloponnesian War? To avoid land battles with Spartans and wait for an opportunity to attack from the sea. Eventually, though, the Spartans swept through Athens and burned down their food supplies. Although it did not affect Athenians as much as long as they could sail to get supplies from allies and foreign states.
5. Why do you think some Athenians found the ideas of Socrates so disturbing? Because they were very unhappy with how sad their life was they did not feel like examining their life. Maybe they thought as best living an unexamined life and were disturbed by a man who had quoted that: "The unexamined life is not worth living." Perhaps they did not like his way of thinking.
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