Democracy and Greece's Golden Age: Page 139 Vocabulary and Questions

 1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance: Direct democracy- Form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.

Classical art- Values or harmony, order, balance, and proportion.

Tragedy- Serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal.

Comedy- Scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor.

Peloponnesian War- A war between two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta.

Philosopher- A thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and mortality.

Socrates- A Greek philosopher.

Plato- A student of Socrates.

Aristotle- Another important Greek philosopher.

3. What steps did Pericles take to strengthen democracy in Athens? - He increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries.

4. What were the battle strategies of Athens and Sparta in the Peloponnesian War? - Athens avoided land battles and attacks by sea.

5. Why do you think some Athenians found the ideas of Socrates so disturbing? - I think so, maybe because they had never been asked to question their own morals.