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Ancient Greece Part 1

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Classical art   the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and proportion were emphasized.  
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tragedy   a serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character.  
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comedy   a humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire.  
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Peloponnesian War   a war, lasting from 431 to 404 B.C., in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies.  
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philosophers   a thinker who use logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality.  
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Polis   a Greek city-state-- the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 B.C.  
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acropolis   a fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city.  
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aristocracy   a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.  
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tyrant   a powerful individual who gained control of a city-state's government by appealing to the poor for support.  
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phalanx   a military formations of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields.  
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Persian War   a series of wars in the fifth century B.C., in which Greek city-states battled the Persian Empire.  
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Socrates   "There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."  
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Plato   " Philosophy begins in wonder."  
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Aristotle   "He who studies how things originated... will achieve the clearest view of them."  
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