page 139 questions 1,2,3,5

Mason Freburger
2/28/20


Page 139 Questions 1,2,3,5


1. Direct Democracy- is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies. 

 Classical Art - is commonly defined as art from western antiquity. This covers a wide variety of styles and mediums ranging from painting to sculpture to architecture and literature.

Tragedy - is an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.

Comedy-  is professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Peloponnesian War - was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. 

Philosopher- is a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.

Socrates- was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought.

Plato- was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy.

Aristotle -was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He was the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition.

2. Pericles goal that had the greatest impact on the world is to hold and strengthen the empire because if he strengthens it, it will be harder to get into by the enemies and also hard for it to beshut down. That's why Pericles wanted a strong and safe empire. 

3. The steps that Pericles took to strengthen democracy in Athens was that he increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries. Pericles also introduced Direct Democracy which is a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives. 

5. Some of Athenian found the ideas of Socrates so disturbing because he was neglecting the city gods and also forced the Athenians to listen to his teachings. The jury disagreed and Socrates was condemned to death. 

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