World Geography Unit 4

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classical

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describing the artistic style of ancient greece and rome, characterized by balance, elegance, and simplicity

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sanctuary

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building used for worship

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tragedy

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story or play in which the central character struggles against destiny but meets an unhappy end

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comedy

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story or play intended to entertain and amuse usualy with a happy ending

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philosopher

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a thinker or lover of wisdom

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logic

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the science of reasoning and establishing proof for arguments

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hygiene

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the science of good health

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domain

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territory held by a ruler

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sophocles

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great tragedian of Greek theater, served in athenian army as a general , accepted human suffering as an unavoidable part of life,

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euripides

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last of the great tragedian play writer, rarely dealt with the influences of gods, hated war

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aristophanes

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most famous writer of comedies

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Olympia

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place where the olympics was originated

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sophists

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profesional teachers, believed they could find the answer to all, rejected belief of gods

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socrates

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born to a poor athenian family, believed in absolute truth, was considered a threat to the polis so was executed

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plato

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said he was a student of socrates, prefered spartan government

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aristotle

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3rd great philosopher of ancient greece, wrote more than 200 books on science

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phillip II

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macedonian king that admired greek culture and military, king before alexander, wanted to destroy the persians

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Alexander the great

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king of macedonia an 20, took over what was the known world, destroyed persia, after death the macodonian went down hill