Textbook questions (study for test)

• direct democracy- a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
• classical art- the values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion
• tragedy- was a serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal
• comedy- contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor
• Peloponnesian war- a war lasting from 431 to 404 BC in which Athens and its allies defeated by Sparta and its allies
• philosopher-a thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality
• Socrates- believed that absolute standards did exist for truth and justice; also told greeks to question themselves
• plato- wrote his most famous work, The Republic in which he talked about the perfect governed society. Was a student of Socrates
• Aristotle- questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge

3.  He increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries which could let poor people serve in the government

4. Athens: avoid land battles and wait to strike from the sea

Sparta: strike from land and burn Athens food supply 

5. Because they had never been asked to question their own morals