Literacy and the Arts
By adopting this during the 9th century BC, the Greeks became literate again.
What is the Phoenician alphabet?
The Archaic Age of Greece began with the emergence of the polis and the return of writing, but most of what we know of the period comes from the perspective of these people.
Who are the Athenians?
A social collective usually centered on a agora
What is the Greek polis?
Socrates most important follower
Who is Plato?
Who was Aristophanes?
Aristotle was critical of the type of government that today would be viewed as democracy, which he referred to as this.
What is mob rule?
This term refers to the rule of the best
What is the term "aristocracy"?
Much of what we know about the Persian Wars comes from his writings
Who is Herodotus?
This preserved long-standing Greek traditions while showing the culture’s change over time.
What is the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Democracy originated in Greece from the idea of the demos, which literally means this.
What is "the neighborhood"?
This word, which the Greeks used to describe the concept of freedom, did not exist in other ancient languages
What is eleutheria?
The vast majority of Athenian citizens were of this class.
What is the merchant/artisan class?
A new style in Greek sculpture in which careful attention was paid to accuracy and physical beauty.
What is naturalism?
The length of time the members of the Areopagus served
What is for life?
This battle formation consists of several columns and rows
What is a phalanx?
He was a veteran of the Peloponnesian War and a teacher who used a conversational method of instruction.
Who is Socrates?
These philosophers focused their speculative efforts on abstract concepts such as mathematics and musical theory
Who are Pythagorean philosophers?
When Sparta put the Thirty Tyrants into power after the defeat of Athens, they imposed this form of government
What is an oligarchy?
Punished by the gods, this term refers to an excessive pride in one’s accomplishments
What is hubris?
Every four years beginning in 776 B.C.E., the Olympic Games were held to honor him.
Who is Zeus?