Exam 3: Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

How did the Peloponnesian War influence the plays of Euripides?

Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period?

What descriptive name has been given to the Athenian civilization of the last half of the fifth century B.C.E.?

_______________________ Character flaw or intellectual miscalculation in otherwise noble people that causes their tragic fate.

Which political leader is most associated with the achievements of the Athenian Golden Age?

Who was the greatest Greek author of comedy plays?

What does Plato illustrate in his Allegory of the Cave?

Why are Greek tragedies still read and performed?

_______________________ According to Aristotle, the "cleansing of the soul"

_______________________ A term used by the Greeks for musical scales

What name is given to the period of history following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E.and until the rise of the Roman Empire)?

Why was the nude statue of Aphrodite of Cnidus by Praxiteles important in the history of western art?

What school did Aristotle found in 335 B.C.E.?

What name is given to the period of Greek history between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great?

What was the primary function of the chorus in Sophocles' plays?

_______________________ The lighthearted play that followed the trilogy of tragedies in the festival of Dionysus.

What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?

Who introduced the idea of catharsis in the analysis of drama?

What accounts for the powerful position of Athens during the first half of the Classical period?

_______________________ Traveling professional "philosophers" and teachers.