Exam 3: Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

Discuss the role of Greek religion in helping to shape the civilization of Hellenic Greece. Use examples from two of the following: the arts, architecture, history, philosophy, literature, and music.

The dream of Alexander the Great was to

The life of Socrates is known mainly through

Greek drama had which of the following features?

The comic playwright who satirized Socrates as a hopeless dreamer was

In the Republic, Plato created

Aristophanes' Lysistrata principally criticizes

Plato's most important contribution to Western philosophy was his

What different aspects of human nature did Dionysus and Apollo represent? Which of these aspects did Hellenic civilization best embody?

Thucydides was a forerunner of more recent historians in that he was concerned with

The central temple on the Acropolis was the

Who were the Pre-Socratics? Note the contributions to philosophy of two of the schools of Pre-Socratic thinkers.

Discuss the Parthenon as a model of Hellenic architecture. What are the major features of the Parthenon? How did it use mathematics and refinements to create both the illusion and the reality of proportionality?

One of the ideals the Greeks strived for was a

Euripides wrote plays that can be described as

Who is known as the "father of medicine"?

A comparison of the Doric and Ionic orders of columns reveals that

What development followed the death of Alexander with respect to Athens?

Discuss the various functions attributed to Greek theatrical productions, including religious ritual, civic spectacle, and psychological release for the audience.

Protagoras is famous for saying