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- a fiery speech directed against someone; word comes from a series of speeches Demosthenes delivered.
- fortress city on the Greek mainland, the leading power in the Aegean Sea area at the end of theBronze Age.
- Battle during which 300 Spartans fought thousands of Persian soldiers in a narrow mountain pass
- A political system whereby individuals vote on policy issues directly insteadof through an elected representative—WHAT ATHENS HAD AT SOME POINT
- Who's main basic belief was: "The unexamined life is not worth living"
- Who wrote the Dialogues and the Republic?
- the Hellenes considered this place to be the home of their gods
- Who devised a hierarchical system of living and non living things?
- according to Aristotle, the effect of tragedy--the purging of petty emotions, thefeelings of pity and awe.
- Who believed that human nature is constant?
- Who believed that standards did exist for truth and justice?
- Who came close to summarizing all the knowledge of his time?
- a fortified hilltop that citizens gathered to talk about city government
- (common tragic flaw) the quality of overbearing pride and arrogance; brings aboutnemesis (retribution from the gods)
- Who emerged as the leader of the Delian League?
- The Parthenon was built in honor of...
- Who emerged as the hegemon after the battle of Chaeronea in 338 with the Thebans and Athens?
- What form did Herodotus and Thucydides write in?
- Who wrote the history of the Persain Wars and the conflict between the Greek polises and the Persian Empire?
- situated on the plain of Attica, this polis enjoyed Golden Age under the leadership of a democracy