PSCI 2014 Lecture 3: Rise of Greek Civilization
6 Sep 2016
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The western tradition: greeks asked questions and came up with answers, plato wrote the philosophy is the child of wonder, curiosity with instability but greatness. War a: the odyssey- tells what happened after the trojan war to odysseus a leader of. Iliad- how the greeks destroyed troy the greek: both depict the dark ages of greece, heroic values in both stories. Society: warriors and chiefs greedy, ruthless, and highly competitive, code of behavior providing an enduring formula for heroism, nobility, and eventually chivalry. Athens: one of the many greek city states, polis- both city and state and commonwealth were, polis- black sea from the eastern mediterranean, the sea became the greek highway. Pericles: extolling free men, we live as free citizens in our public life and our attitudes towards one another in daily life, athens as a city for art and architecture. Additional info: added vowel sounds to another language to create greek.
