Ancient Greece Flashcards
What is a Myth?
A traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world.
What is a Fable?
A story meant to teach a lesson
What is a Ritual?
Words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony
What is an Oracle?
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
What is an Oral Tradition?
The custom of passing along stories by speech
What is a Drama?
A story written in the form of a play
What is a Tragedy?
A play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
What is a Comedy?
A play or film that tells a humorous story
Who were the Greek Gods?
The Greeks, like other cultures, worshipped gods. The Greek gods were powerful beings, but looked and acted like humans. Greeks believed the 12 most important gods and goddesses lived on Mt. Olympus.
Who was Homer?
Homer was a poet that composed two of the most famous writings, the Iliad and the Odyssey during the 700s B.C
What were the Iliad and the Odyssey?
The Iliad was the story of the prince of Troy falling in love with Helen- the wife of a Greek King- and kidnaps her. The kidnapping angers the Greeks, and for revenge and to get Helen back, they deliver the Trojan horse to the Trojans.
The Odyssey is the story of a Greek hero Odysseus returning home after the Trojan war.
Who was Aesop?
Aesop was a writer that was credited with the idea of fables
Who was Aeschylus?
Aeschylus was the earliest Greek Dramatist. One of his dramas is a set of three plays called the Oresteia.
Who was Sophocles?
Sophocles was a great Athenian writer. In his plays, Sophocles accepted suffering as a real part of life. He pushed courage and understanding.
Who was Euripides?
Euripides was another great writer in Ancient Greece. He wrote about ordinary human beings in realistic situations. His plays often showed the suffering caused by war.
Who was Aristophanes?
Aristophanes was the most famous writer of Greek comedies. His works were about the leaders and the issues of his time. He encouraged people to think and laugh.
How did Greek drama develop?
In early Greek dramas, a group of performers called the chorus presented the story through singing and dancing. Later, dramas used several actors on stage that would act the conflicts among the characters.
What was Greek art and architecture?
The ancient Greeks created arts and architectures that expressed the ideals of reason, balance, and harmony. The characteristics of Greek art became the artistic style that we now call classical
What were Sophists?
Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning and public speaking
What is rhetoric?
The art of speaking and debate
What is the Socratic Method?
The philosophical method of questioning to gain truth