Download File - World History with Ms. Byrne

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World History – Honors
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Ms. Byrne
Golden Age of Greece
Events Leading to the Golden Age
 After the _______________________ Wars, a time of ___________________ developed in
which the Greek city-states flourished
 _________________________ emerged as the leader of the
__________________________ culture by using _________________________
 Athens leads the _____________________________ League, with other league members
acting as Athenian provinces
Pericles’ Plan for Action
 Pericles as Leader
o Skillful ________________________________, inspiring speaker, respected
________________________
o Dominates life in _____________________________ from 461 to 429 BCE
 Stronger Democracy
o Pericles hires more _____________________ officials; creates
________________________ democracy
o Direct ______________________________ - citizens rule directly, not through
representatives
 Athenian Empire
o Takes over Delian ______________________; uses ______________________ to
strengthen Athenian __________________________
o __________________________ and other cities resent Athenian power
 Glorifying Athens
o Pericles buys __________________, ivory, _______________________; hires
artisans to ______________________ Athens
Greek Olympics
 Held to honor their _________________, began in 776 BCE
 Only _________________ men who speak _______________________ could complete
 Always held in _________________________
 Sports played included _________________________, equestrian events,
_______________________, and running
Glorious Art and Architecture
 Architecture and Sculpture
o Pericles builds the _____________________________ - a large temple to honor
goddess ________________________
o Within temple, sculptor ________________________ crafts 30 ft statue of Athena
o Sculptors create _________________________, strong, ______________________
formed figures
o ___________________________ art – values _______________________, order,
balance, _____________________________, beauty
Drama and History
 Tragedy and Comedy
o Greeks invent _________________________ as an art form; includes
___________________, dance, poetry
o _________________ forms of drama: tragedy and comedy
o ________________________—tells story of heroes’ ______________________;
themes of love, hate, war
o ________________________—makes fun of _______________________ and
respected people; slapstick humor
o Greek dramatists include Aeschylus, _________________________, Aristophanes
 History
o Historians _________________________ and Thucydides record and study
_________________ events
Athens and Spartans Go to War
 War Begins
o 431 BCE. City-states ___________________ and Athens at war ______________________________ War
 Peloponnesian War
o Sparta has better _____________________, Athens has better
___________________
o _________________________ strikes Athens in 430 BCE, kills many – including
__________________________
o Sparta and Athens sign _____________________ in 421 BCE
 Sparta Gains Victory
o 415 BCE Athens ___________________ war, attacks
___________________________; is defeated in 413 BCE
o Athens and allies _____________________________ to Sparta in 404 BCE
Philosophers Search for Truth
 Rise of Great Philosophers
o After the war, rise of ____________________________ - thinkers, “lovers of
__________________________”
o Believe universe is subject to __________________________ and unchanging
______________
o People could understand these laws through _____________________, reason
o Sophist philosopher __________________________ questions the existence of
Greek ___________________
 Socrates
o Socrates – believes in questioning, ______________-_________________________
of values, actions
o Convicted of __________________________ young people; sentenced to
___________________ in 399 BCE
 Plato
o Plato – student of ______________________; writes the
________________________ - an ideal society
o In 387 BCE, establishes Athens school, the _____________________________; lasts
900 years
o His writings dominate ____________________________ philosophy for 1,500 years
 Aristotle
o Aristotle – student of __________________; uses rules of ____________________
for argument
o His work provides the basis for _____________________ method, still used today
o Tutors 13 year old prince who becomes ____________________________ the Great