§3.4 Flashcards
Why do the olimpic games have these name?
They were created to honour Zeus, the king of the gods. There was a big temple for him where the games were held
Why were only men allowed to compete?
The men were named and some poleis thought that woman shouldn’t see that (some poleis did not mind and let the woman choose themself)
Why were the olympic games only held once every four years?
There were three other pan-hellenic games, big occasion. There were also music competitions and speaking contests.
Who were the most important gods in Greek mytholgy?
The twelf olympic gods and hades
What are mythologies?
Stories of the gods and demi-gods
Where were this mytholgies about?
Why a certain god was connected to a polis, how disease and bad things came into the world and where thunder comes from.
The greek god took great care to make the temples look great, how??
By decorating them with stories from mythology for example. Or give them great collumns that matched the personality of the god
What was a mistake the Greeks thought looked bad?
If you made really long pillars, it looks like they are thinner at the top
How did they build their theatres ?
They were like build slanted like this: . Sometimes they used the slope of a hill
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What are philosophers?
People who make a living just by thinking and talking about all sort of things
What are examples of famous philosophers?
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Some people did not agreed with the philosophers so they wrote theatre plays, what kind of?
Comedies and tragedies
What are comedies?
Greek theatre plays that ridicule politics or philosophy
What are tragedies?
Greek theatre plays that are about people and the gods, they mostly do not end well
You could influence the actions of the gods by offering them…
Gifts or sacrifiee. Then the gods would show you how they felt by signs or by giving you luck or misfortune
