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Great Books, 2/7/06
Greek History
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English
11th Grade
02/07/2006

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Acropolis
Definition
"High City." The monuments were temples dedicated to goddess Athena of military and art.
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Parthenon
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a temple that has no straight lines
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Phidias
Definition
a sculptor of buildings made for Panathenea- games
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Persians and Marathon
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the persians attacked Marathon. THe Greeks wiped out the Persians.
Nike- "victory"
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Aeschylu's Tombston
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He wants to be remembereed as a soldier.
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Orestia
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a series of 3 plays written by Aeschylus
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Pericles
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the most powerful and famous athenian in the Golden Age (5th century BC)
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What did the Greeks leave civilization?
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1. A taste for excelence (buildings still stand)
2. An appreciation for life
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Dionysus
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God of everying delicious- wine, sex, and theater. He is Zeus' son. Ecstasis were the original Dionysus festivals, women went up to hill and drhink a lot, etc. GOATS
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Who brought the protagonist, antagonist, and third actor out? (hint- 3 different playwrights)
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1st- Thespis
2nd- Aeschylus
3rd- Sophocles
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