Peloponnesian War
Who fought who in the Peloponnesian War?
Delian League (led by Athens) vs. Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta)
Who fought who?
Persian Empire versus Greece
He said: "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Socrates
Philip II was king of these people.
Macedonians. (Kingdom of Macedon)
Name two types of Greek art we have discussed in class.
Sculpture, architecture, and theater.
This Athenian general advised that they should hide behind their walls and fight Sparta at sea. He also gave a famous funeral speech.
Pericles
This Greek leader advised that Athens build a navy to resist the Persian invasion.
Themistocles
Philosophy means what in Greek?
"Love of wisdom"
Eighteen-foot spears, lighter armor, and cavalry
What were the three types of Greek columns? What is distinct about each?
Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian (answers may vary)
The league that Athens led kept their treasury on this island.
Delos
This Persian king was upset at the Greeks for assisting the Ionians in their rebellion and led an army in the First Persian War
Darius I
Describe the "Socratic method" of doing philosophy.
Name a battle won by Alexander the Great.
Battle of Granicus, Battle of Issus, or Siege of Tyre
The first actor in history
Thespis
This league eventually won the Peloponnesian War, and it made the loser of the war do what?
The Peloponnesian League (Sparta); Athens had to turn down their walls, dismantle their navy, and pay a yearly tribute to Sparta.
This Persian king led the Second Persian War and burned down Athens, though his navy was defeated at Salamis.
Xerxes
What are metaphysical questions? What were some of Plato's metaphysical ideas?
"What exists?"
-Soul is eternal
-Theory of forms (physical things are a shadow of their true form)
Name Philip II's capital city.
Pella.
Pan-Hellenic theater competition
The Dionysia
How did Persia actually play a role in the Peloponnesian War? (Be specific).
After this battle in the First Persian War, a man ran to Athens to report the news and died after saying, "Nike! (Victory)"
Battle of Marathon
What is epistemology? Describe Aristotle's epistemology.
Philosophical questions about "how we know what we know." Knowledge is gained through the senses-- observation of physical things.
Alexander the Great's primary opponent in the Persian Empire was named...
Darius III
What is catharsis?
The relief/release of repressed emotions and desires near the conclusion of a Greek tragedy.