Ancient Greece Flashcards
When they started and finished the three periods
Archaic: 8century B.C - 6century B.C.
Classical: 5century B.C - 338 B.C.
Hellenistic: 338 B.C. - 30 B.C.
What did they do in their gods honour?
- Celebrations
- Sporting Games (Olympic Games)
- Offering
Who took decisions in Sparta and Athens?
Sparta: Gerousia (28 Aristoi )
Athens: Council (500)
Name the parts of a column
Capital
Shaft
Base
Pedestal
Name the economic activities
- Agriculture (cereal,olives,vines…)
- Artisans (textile, pottery… )
- Livestock farming (goats,sheds)
- traders( the most important)
Name the things in common the poleis and the things that are independent in
In common: religion, language, culture, Hellas, same shape
Independent in: army, laws, currency, government
How was “Alexander the Great”?
Intelligent and well educated
Who had the total power in Sparta and Athens?
Magistrates/Judges (Athens) 2 kings (Sparta)
Who could vote in Athens and Sparta?
Athens: male citizen over 18, son of Athenian parents
Sparta: male citizen over 30, son of Sparta father
How was the name of the first sculpture?, of which period is? How was it?
His name was Kourus, is from the archaic period. He was very simple. It had a simple walking pose with a almond shape eyes.
How were the Greek gods?
They were anthropomorphic. They lived in mount Olimpus. They were inmortals with powers.
How did they called their territory?
Hellas.
When they disappeared?
In 30 B.C. . When the Romans invaded they
How was divided the cities?
In the lower part, Acropolis, where they the temples
In the lower part, Agora, where the people live
What was the name of the second war of the second period? Who were in that war?
The name was Peloponnesian war. It was between Athens and Sparta
What did the poleis create after the Median War? Why? What did the Greek poleis give to one polys? Who was that polys?
They created the Delian League to protect themselves for any attack. They gave money and a good float to Athens.
What strategy did they do the Greeks for the Battle of Termopilas.
They did a Double strategy. Middle of their troops by land and the other middle by water
Name all the battle of the Median War and say who won in each one.
First-the Battle of Marathon: Athenians(Greeks) won.
Second- the Battle of Termopilas: son of Darius (Persians) won.
Third-the Battle of Salamis:Greeks finally won
Why ended the Median War?
Because after the Battle of Salamis they signed the Peace of Callias that they declared the peace.
To what places did the Greeks were when they needed new territory?
To the North, Macedonia
To the South, Egypt
Most of them to the East, Turkey, were they were Persians.
What did Alexander’s generals when he died?
They divided their territory in the “Hellenistic Monarchies”
Name the different capitals:
In Archaic period: Doric
In Classical period: Ionic
In Hellenistic period: Corinthian
What was the name of the second sculpture? Of which period it is? How it is?
The Dyscobolus by Myron. It’smore complex than the other one. It from Classical period. They looked for ideals of beauty, it expressed movements. It has perfect proportions
How is the name of the third sculpture? From which period it is? How it is?
Laocoon and his Sons. It is from the Hellenistic period. It express feelings, better movements, great details and it’s very complex.
Who tried to conquer Greece?
Darius I, he was a Persian king.
