Ancient Greece (2000-300 BC) Flashcards
what 2 things are surrounding Greece?
- Penninsula
- 3/4 mountains
polis
city state (like a country)
when were the Dark Ages of Greece?
1500-800 BC
who lived on Crete?
minoans
who did the Greeks learn how to sail from?
minoans
chief god
zeus
god of underworld
hades
god of sea
posiedon
god of music, sun, prophecy
apollo
goddess of love
aphrodite
god of war
aries
messanger god
hermes
goddess of wisdom
athena
oracle
someone who talks to the gods
who had the best and most accurate prophecies?
oracle at delphi
was the greatest Greek storyteller
homer
trojan war (book)
Illiad
book about odyseuss
Odyssey
who was the trojan war fought over?
Helen
why did helen’s suitors fight in the trojan war?
her father made suitors sign something making them support her daughter’s future husband.
who did helen marry?
menelaus
who stole helen from menelaus?
paris
who was the leader of the greek naval fleet?
agamemnon (helen’s brother-in-law)
what does the oracle at delphi tell Agamemnon to do ?
she tells him to kill his daughter and he does
QUOTE: “face that launched 1,000 ship” who said this
marlowe
QUOTE: “face that launched 1,000 ship” meaning
so pretty that anyone would fight for her
how long was the trojan war?
10 years
Paris vs. Menelaus who wins
menelaus wins and paris runs away / menelaus gets helen back
who was the greatest warrior for the trojans?
hector (paris’ brother)
who was the greatest warrior for the greeks?
achilles
what was Achilles’ weakness?
his mother dipped him in magical water, but didn’t get his heels (achilles’ heel)
what was achilles’ personality like?
arrogant
ajax
great greek warrior
hector vs. patroclus
patroclus dressed in achilles’ armor to get the greek spirits up. then hector killed him
hector vs. achilles
achilles wins (revenge for killing patroclus)
who came up with the trojan horse?
odysseus
who won the trojan war?
greece
what did hienrik schlieman find?
a city that was destroyed by war that is supposedly troy
how did the greeks fight?
phalanx
spartan slaves
helot
how many spartans did 1 spartan have
8
what did they do to babies in sparta?
gave them medical exams at birth to look for birth defects
what did they allegedly do to babies in sparta if they weren’t perfect?
throw them off a cliff
when did spartan men start training
age 7
how long did they train
7-20
life of a spartan in training
-one cloth a year
-no shoes
-starve them
-wanted them to be sneaky
-king of the mountain
what happened spartan men at age 20
had to pass an exam where they had to survive in the mountains for 2 weeks. then murder a helot without getting caught
when could spartan men retire
age 60
what could spartan men do at the age of 60
join the council of elders
oligarchy
rule by a few people
what did women and sparta do
went through training just not as intense as men and main goal was to have children