Greek Epics, Theatre, and Philosophy

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  1. 1. They supported the roofs of Greek temples; widely used in the U.S. Capitol, White House; Lincoln Memorial
  2. 5. Just like Joseph Campbell describes, Greek epics are filled with this kind of character, who often fight to defend their honor through acts of courage.
  3. 6. Socrates´ student who founded the Academy, and who wrote dialogues in which Socrates ask questions, seeking truth.
  4. 10. The hero of Homerś Odyssey, who takes ten years to return home to his island home, Ithaca, after fighting in the Trojan War.
  5. 11. In Platoś The Republic, Plato did not believe democracy was the best form of government. He though the best government would be lead by _________-kings.
  6. 15. The most famous Greek playwright of comedies; the jokes in his The Clouds poke fun at a too-too serious Socrates.
  7. 16. English playwright who borrowed Greek plots and settings for his many dramas.
  8. 20. Platoś book The ______ presents his plan for an ideal society.
  9. 22. the book by aristotle in which he argues that the best governments have a blend of monarch, oligarchy, and democracy.
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  1. 2. The creator of the Socratic Method: discover truth through asking pointed questions.
  2. 3. Only they were actors in Greek dramas, not women.
  3. 4. These traveling, paid philosophers taught many subjects, including rhetoric--public speaking and debate. Criticized for teaching students to win arguments, not seek truth.
  4. 7. The name give to Greek architecture; expresses reason, balance, and harmony.
  5. 8. Author of two great Greek epics--The Iliad and The Odyssey.
  6. 9. In the Iliad, she is the wife of Greek King who runs away with a prince of Troy, starting the Trojan War.
  7. 12. The Greeks hide inside a huge, hollow wooden______ to get inside the walls of Troy.
  8. 13. Platoś student; founder of the school The Lyceum; believed in the ¨golden mean¨/moderation; the scientific method of observation and classification begins with him; probably the most influential of all philosophers.
  9. 14. The type of story, invented in Ancient Greece, in which a story is told by the words and deeds of characters on a stage.
  10. 15. Greek playwright/dramatist whose Oresteia tells a tale of bloody revenger and murder.
  11. 17. The Athenian playwright who explored the reality of suffering in real life; his Antigone asks the essential question, ¨Is it better to obey orders or do what you know is right?¨
  12. 18. Means ¨love of wisdom.” Socrates, his student Plato, and his student Aristotle practiced this subject.
  13. 19. The type of Greek drama in which a character struggles to overcome hardships, only to suffer unhappily in the end.
  14. 21. The type of Greek drama filled with humor and laughter.