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Archaic Age Flashcards

1
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Archaic Age

A

776-500

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2
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Hesiod

A

700
Works and Days- advice- sort of biography
Theogony - about the gods

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3
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Homer

A

750-550
Ilyiad
Odyssey

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4
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Epic Poetry

A 
Hesiod
Homer
Homeric Hymns
Panhellenic dialect
performed rather than read
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5
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Aoidoi

A

traveling poet

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6
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Kouroi

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750-650

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Kourous

A

young man
left foot forward
nude
arms by side

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Kore

A 
young girl
shorter than kouros
right hand extended
clothed
brightly painted
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Lyric Poetry

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accompanied by Aulous

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Iambric

A 
iambric trimeter
dialect depended on poet
normal speech
Archillicus
semonides
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Melic

A 
Performance
local dialect
educated young people
Sappho
Alcman
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12
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Elegiac

A

inspiring
accompanied battle marches
Tyrtaeus
Callinus

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13
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Hoplites

A

most heavily armed shock troops
wealthy citizens
self funded

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14
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Phalanx

A

Formation hoplites marched in

encouraged cooperation

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15
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Symposium

A

Drinking and eating

wealthy men

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16
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Andron

A

Mens place

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17
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Krater

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mixing vessel of wine and water before consumption

reflected sacrificial process

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18
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Kylis

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individual drinking vessel

decorated

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19
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Kottabus

A

game
lees was swirled then flicked into central vessel
hand eye coordination

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20
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Quality based on…

A

ability to speak successfully
dexterity while drunk
exercise self control

21
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Hetaira

A

Prostitute

22
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Seals

A

indicated authority

pressed into wax or clay

23
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Intaglio

A

carved into a gemstone

relief was left when pressed into soft material

24
Q

Black Figure

A 
600-500
painted figures
men- black
women- white (no sun)
used as trophies for panathenaic games
25
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Red Figure

A

500-323
backround and details painted
allowed overlap
more realistic

26
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Tyranny

A

700-500

27
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Oligarchy

A

power to the few

28
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Aristocracy

A

power to the best

29
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Polycrates

A 
535-522
Samos
built harbor
temple for Hera
Tunnel for water
30
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Peisistratus

A

died 527
athens
pan athenaic games
gave out olive oil and siler/gold to winners

31
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PanAtheniac Amphora

A 
two handles
black figure
aphrodite on one side
depiction of event on one side
filled with olive oil
32
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Miletus

A

resisted Persian and Lydian attacks
traded through meditteranean and Agean
ionian

33
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Mythos

A

explanation via gods

34
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Logos

A

explanation via reason

35
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Thales

A

625-545

made of water

36
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Anaxamander

A

610
not everything is wet
the limitless/the indefinite

37
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Anaxamenes

A

547/548
too vague
made of Air- condensation and rarefaction

38
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Ionian revolt

A

499-494

help from Athens and Eretria

39
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Satrap

A

rules over cities under persian rule
collects tax
appoints Tyrant

40
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Aristagoras

A

starts revolt by stepping down from Mileus tyrant

41
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Sardas

A

Capital of persian ruled Lydia

catches fire in Ionian revolt

42
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first persian attack

A

492
fails
run into barbarians
storms near mt Athos

43
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second persian Attack

A

490
take over eritria
battle on Marathon plains between athens and Persia
Athens wins due to organization and superior equiptment

44
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Xerxes

A

prepares persia for final attack

45
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silver streak

A

483

funded build up of the navy

46
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Trireme

A

warship
3 rows of oarsmen
bronze clad ram

47
Q

resistance

A

sparta
athens
corinth

48
Q

end result

A

Athens and Sparta defeat Persians

49
Q

Thermopylae

A

Spartans hold path for 4 days

299 death plus kind leonidas

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