1. Identify
a. Socrates: Socrates was an Athenian stonemason and philosopher. Socrates did not write books, but he was a very good thinker. He would question fellow citizens about their beliefs and ideas.
b. Aristotle: Aristotle was a student of Plato that developed his own ideas about government. He also set up a school for all branches of knowledge.
c. Parthenon: The Parthenon was a Greek temple that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. This temple exemplified harmony and balance in the universe, as well as dignity and grace.
d. Aeschylus: Aeschylus was a famous writer of playwrites mainly tragedies. He focused on tails of the Trojan War and also crimes like murder and revenge within a powerful family.
e. Sophocles: Sophocles was a tragedy writer, who wrote Antigone. Sophocles liked to focus on when an individual�s moral duty conflicts with the laws of the state.
f. Euripides: Euripides wrote about the Peloponnesian war. He also suggested people were the cause of their own misfortune.
g. Herodotus: Herodotus is known as the �Father of History� beause he went beyond listing rulers or retelling ancient legends. He was a comedic writer and invented conversations and speeches for historical figures.
h. Thucydides: Thucydides wrote about the Peloponnesian War which wasn�t a happy subject for the Greeks. Even though he was Athenian he was not bias in his description.
2. Define
a. rhetoric � the art of skillful speaking
b. tragedy � plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
c. comedy � humorous plays that mocked people or customs
3. The standards of beauty that Greeks followed were that every object on Earth had an ideal form. Especially in sculpting Greeks would form statues of an ideal man or woman to represent their gods and goddesses.
4.
a. Greek plays were performed outdoors in large theaters gouged out of the sides of hills. There was little scenery and actors wore elaborate costumes and masks.
b. The themes that Greek play-writes explored were basically on myths and legends, revolving around the Greek gods, or Greek wars. These themes were found through tragedies and comedies.
5.
a. Plato rejected democracy as a form of government because it had once condemned his leader Socrates.
b. Plato�s ideal government (Republic) stated that the state should regulate every aspect of its citizens� lives in order to provide for their best interests.