CH 4 & 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hellenistic | 323-31 BC |
| cosmopolitan | a citizen of the world, an urban dweller with a universal, a universal, or world, view |
| Koine | a common dialect of the Greek language that influenced the speech of all Greeks |
| New Comedy | the style of comedy favored by Hellenistic playwrights, concentrating on gentle satirical themes- in particular romantic plots with stock characters and predictable endings |
| comedy of manners | a humorous play that focuses on the way people in a particular social group or class interact with one another, especially regarding fashions and manners |
| pastoral | idealized view of farming and simple life |
| idyll | short poem describing simple living |
| cynicism | a hellenistic philosophy that denounced society and its institutions as artificial and called on the individual to strive for autarky |
| autarky | Greek "self sufficient"; in Hellenistic thought, the state of being isolated and free from the demands of society |
| skepticism | the idea that nothing can ever be known for certain |
| epicureanism | philosophy founded by Epicurus in Hellenistic Athens; taught that happiness through the pursuit of pleasure was the goal of life |
| ataraxia | a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquility; peace of mind |
| logos | the supreme being or for reason believed to be present in both nature and humans |
| stoicism | Philosophy: restrained way of life, toleration, a resignation to disappointments, carry own responsibilities |
| syncretism | combining different forms of religious beliefs or practices |
| corinthian | the most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves. |
| podium | raised platform |
| genre subject | in art a scene or a person from everyday life depicted realistically and without religious or symbolic significance |
| neoclassicism | late 3rd century BCE balance, harmony, idealism - inspired by Athenian golden age |
| diaspora | scatter of Jews from Palestine (6th century BC) |
| eschatology | concern with final events of the world |
| liturgy | a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship |
| apologists | "defenders of the faith." Christians who worked hard to dispel the false rumors about Christianity and to make Christianity appear both reasonable and acceptable to non-Christians. |
| sarcophagi | stone coffins, a notable type of roman sculpture |
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