Notes on the Democracy

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Mason Freburger
3/3/20

Democracy Notes 

Terms:
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.

 Democracy : 

  • Pericles strengthened the Democracy by increasing 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. 
  • The Greeks invented drama as an art form and built the first theaters in the West.
  • The Peloponnesian War was between the two city states Athens and Sparta.
  • Athens had the stronger navy 
  • Sparta had the stronger army
  • Sparta won the Peloponnesian War

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