classical art- art from long time ago
tragedy- a genre of plays in Ancient Greece
comedy- opposite of a tragedy
Peloponnesian war- a war between Sparta and Athens
philosophers- lovers of wisdom
socrates- a critic of sophists
plato- a student of socrates
Aristotle- a philosopher that questioned the world
- Pericles was a wise statesmen
- he wanted to strengthen the athenian democracy
- to hold and strengthen the empire
- to glorify Athens
- he increased the salary of politicians
- after Persian war Athens started Delian league
- Athens took leadership and dominated all city-states in the league
- Pericles used money from league to strengthen navy
- he burrowed money to glorify Athens
- the parthenon was constructed
- it was built to glorify Athena
- Greece invented drama as an art form
- tragedy and comedy
- Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides were famous play writers
- spart declared war in 431 B.C.E
- sparta won in 404 B.C.E
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