west civ chapter 3

aspasia of miletus exhibited so much knowledge and brilliance that which hig6ranking athenian politician wished to marry her

pericles

aristophanes comedy lysistrata portrayed women seizing the initiative and acting aggressively against men in order to

end the peloponnesian war and restore ordinary life

the majority of athens population consisted of

individuals who lacked political rights

why did the persians believe that the athenians had agreed to behave as loyal persian subjects

the athenian diplomats offered the persians token that meant athens submission to Persian authority

in his history of peloponnesian wars the greek historian thucydides broke with tradition by

describing the moral failures and miscalculations of the greeks

how did the performance of greeks tragedies in ancient anthens differ from most performances today

they took place during the daytime in an outdoor theater

Socrates was the first philosopher in ancient greece to

make ethics and morality the main focus of his teachings

what was the term used for foreigners who received permanent residence status in exchange for paying taxes and serving in the military

metics

what was one of pericles most important democratic innovations

providing a modest salary to any officeholder selected by lottery thus enabling even poor men to serve as public officials

important discussions about politics, philosophy, and social matters often took place at drinking parties for upper class greek man called

symposia

how did ordinary men contribute to the development of athenian radical democracy

the pressed for judicial reform and equal treatment under the law

what percentage of the athenian population of 250,000 during pericles' time do historians estimate were slaves

40 percent

what does socratic method refer to

a manner of teaching that features relentless questioning

which athenian dramatist satirized the sophists for making "the weaker argument the stronger"

aristophanes

after the Persian wars, a formal defensive alliance that included citystates in northern greece, on the Aegean islands, and along the ionian coast

became the basis for the athenian empire. Because athens required to other member citystates to fund warships built and manned by athenians

how did pericles make citizenship more exclusive

by granting citizenship only to those children whose mother and father were both athenian by birth

how did golden age comedies differ from tragedies

comedies were openly critical of contemporary people and policies

golden age sculptors shattered traditions from the archaic age not only by creating realistic and perfectly formed bodies, but also by

depicting their subjects in a state of movement

why were the greeks able to defeat the persian fleet in the battle of salamis in 480 bce

the greeks forced the persians to fight in a narrow strait between the island is salamis and the coast, where their sturdier ships rammed the flimsier persians ships

historians refer to the period from around 500 to around 400 bce as the golden age of Greece because this period

the greeks put forward innovations in architecture, sculpture, drama, and philosophy

how did athenians traditionally justify restricting women's freedom of movement

they insisted that women need to be protected from seduces and rapists

pericles, a skilled orator and leading athenian Democrat, made a major blunder in the kate 450s bce when he urged athens to

use athenian fleet to support on uprising in Egypt against the Persians