Ch5 Vocab Review

3. Play written by Sophocles that tells of the plight of a son destined to marry his mother
6. thinker or lover of wisdom
8. Best known sporting even and religious festival that honored Zeus; usually held every four years and included all city-states
10. Trilogy written by Aeschylus that shows the consequences of one's deeds on future generations
12. School started by Aristotle that examined the physical world using scientific method
14. Book written by Herodotus about the Persian Wars
15. shallow drinking cup; usually had scenes of daily life
17. "knowers"; professional teachers that traveled from polis to polis and aimed to teach students how to win arguments
19. Describes the artistic style of Ancient Greece and Rome; characterized by balance, elegance, and simplicity
20. Book written by Aristotle that examined the pros and cons of political structures of city-states

1. Temple of Athena built on Athens acropolis
2. Great tragic play written by Euripides that shows the misery of war
4. the science of reasoning and establishing proof for arguments
5. Book written by Plato that proposed an ideal government and society
7. Greek sculptor of the Discus Thrower
9. "nothing to excess" midpoint between two extremes
11. large vase for storing oil and other bulk supplies; decorated with scenes from mythology
13. Greek scientist; formulated theory about water being the basic substance of which everything is made
16. Book written by Aristotle that examined the physical world using the scientific method
18. Story of play in which the central character struggles against destiny and meets an unhappy end