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Humanities Ch. 3

Adventures of the Human Spirit

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mycenaean the warrior civilization that inhabited fortified palace cities on the greek mainland
holmer the greatest poet of the greek language, he was known for the two remarkable poems entitled the iliad and the odyssey
epics long narrative works that recount deeds on a heroic scale
(sappho's) lyric poetry brief, often written for a specific occasion, and expressed the speaker's inner thoughts and feelings more directly than the epic
rationalism a belief that human reason is the surest source of truth about the world
materialist the natural world must be derived from a primal stuff
monism the belief in one god
pluralist earth, air, fire, and water (four fundamental elements)
archaic the greeks developed a distinctive style in the visual arts
naturalism the attempt to represent objects as the appear in nature
kouros the male version that was nude
kore the female version of the kouros, which always had clothes on
golden age a period of prosperity and accomplishment
netaera a term for foreign women employed as courtesans, entertainers, and prostitutes
parthenon a temple dedicated to the city's patron deity, Athena
classical humanism greek's confidence grew in human power and ingenuity
sophocles the most admired and prolific athenian playwright whose career coincided with the golden age
hubris an arrogant pride that ignores the limits on human understanding
euripides the last and great athenian tragedian, who saw the city succumb to plague, war, and internal division
comedy a dramatic form that humorously portrays everyday themes and characters
sophists the first philosophers to change greek society
socrates examined human affairs and taught through questioning - the athenian who founded classic greek philosophy without writing a word
plato the student of socrates, whose vast writing and influence make him one of histories most important philosophers - theory of forms
aristotle the academy's most renowned student, who challenged plato's teachings of form
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