Ancient greece and Rome final Study guide Flashcards
Aphrodite
goddess of love
Athena
goddess of reason, wisdom, and war
Artemis
goddess of the hunt
Ares
god of war
Apollo
god of prophecy, music, poetry, archery, healing
Demeter
Goddess of Agriculture
Dionysus
god of Wine
Hera
goddess of marriage, women, and family; queen of Zeus
Hermes
messenger god
Hephaestus
god of craftsmen
Poseidon
god of the sea
Zeus
king of the gods
Asclepius
god of medicine
Cronus
leader of the Titans; father of Zeus
Eros
god of love
Hades
god of the underworld
Hecate
goddess of magic
Hestia
goddess of the hearth
Nemesis
goddess of retribution
Nike
goddess of victory
Ouranos
god of the sky
Pan
god of shepherds; part goat.
Persephone
queen of the underworld
Rhea
mother of Zeus
Minoan Era
2000-1200 BC
Mycenaean era
200-1200 BC
Greek dark age
1200-800 BC
Archaic
800-480 BC
Classical period
479-323 BC
Hellenistic period
323- 30 BC
How does Herodotus’s approach to writing history differ from Thucydides’s?
Briefly describe the workings & political institutions of Athenian democracy.
-Elections where seen as undemocratic
- only large roles such as generals and military positions.
-they do selection by lot
Name two forms of historical evidence for the ancient world and discuss the strengths &
weaknesses of each.
What were some Athenian arguments for and against undertaking the Sicilian Expedition?
Explain the development of coinage in the Greek world. In the process, explain the difference
between a drachma, obol, and talent.
What role did magic and oracles play in Greek society?
What do we know about Minoan civilization, and what evidence do we have?
What was Pericles’s strategy in the Peloponnesian War? What was the unintended
consequence?
How were jurors selected in democratic Athens?
They where chosen by Lot ( by random) you still had to volunteer to have your name chosen
Describe Spartan politics.
What happened in the Battle of Thermopylae?
Describe the arrangement of a typical Greek home and the use of space within it.
Who were Draco and Solon? What did they do?
Describe the relationship between Athens and its allies prior to the Peloponnesian War.
What happened to the Mycenaean Greeks?
What is Linear B?
What makes the Greek Dark Age a dark age?
What makes the Greek Dark Age a dark age?
What were the Long Walls?
What was the ephebeia?
What was a metic? What happened if they didn’t pay their special tax?
What was a trierarch?
Who were the helots?
Darius invaded Greece in retaliation for what event?
Who was Cleisthenes?
Were theatrical performances and athletic games part of Greek religion? Why or why not?
