Archaic Age, Homer and Lyric Poetry Flashcards
the start of the _________ _____ is seen to be the formative era of the cultural, political and intellectual achievements of greece’s golden age
Archaic age
Name some things established in this era
- systemic established government
- spread the greek language and culture across the mediterranean and black seas
- Trade flourished and reached further geographically than in the bronze age
- Literature and art flourished
- Panhellenic shrines, festivals and oracles grew in importance which nourished the new found greek identity and unity
- New ideas began to form which would later shape the western world (rational view of universe and concept of demographic governent)
What is the rational View of the universe?
replaced supernatural explanations of the natural world with scientific ones
what is the newly established concept of demographic government
all freeborn males were equal under the laws and the laws were made directly by the majority rule of male citizens
define valor. How is it measured/decided
value that you have
Glory and competition - you figure out your value on the field of value
define honor
when you honor something you give it worth, so it’s bout the how much value one receives
Define esteem
what do they estimate your worth at
Polis’ started to develop in this period. define polis - city-state
a city that is central to the government and other landmasses
Who is Tytaus? whats his influence on Polis’
Tyrtaeus, a spartan poet; first to speak on the importance of the polis in his poetry
What did Sappho say about economic change
The female poet Sappho criticised men on the fact that women too are affected by political and economic change
How did the economic inequalities affect people
Widening economic inequality caused misery and thus tensions between the few rich and many poor
Define Politai
members of the polis; all male inhabitants of the cities territory whether that is the central city or the countryside
Eg. inhabitants of the settlements surrounding Megara called themselves “the Megarians”
Define the relation between city-state and Polis
They picked a city state and the polis would be the center of all surrounding towns
Define Synoecism
the process of political unification of the states
Define ethnos
the greeks not unified in city-state
Consisted of a demos without a capital polis, central government or political union
Independent and autonomous but still had sense of unity
The basileis of each town come together to be the ________ and ________
The basileis of each town come together to be the planners and architects
During the reconfiguration of governments all poleis differed but had same structure;
the basileus’’ power was either abolished or greatly reduced in power,
the government power was distributed among several officials,
and the importance of elders increased
Polis’ were more _____ because they had less people
personal
Define the Homerdae
were a family, clan or professional lineage on the island of Chios claiming descent from the Greek epic poet Homer.
Why was this more complex system built (name like 3)
to deal with
- growing population
- protection of land (create stronger state)
- exploitation of land a resources
- increasing productivity and wealth
- to create relations between states thus avoiding the wars that were happening over land
Define Oligarchy
“rule by the few”
power rests with a small number of people.
Powerful families divided up the authority, creating boards and magistracies
There are 4 name them:
Administrative
Military
Religious
Judicial
T or F
Authority was Inherited
False!!!
Authority could not be inherited
Their terms were brief, usually a year. They could not come back until a certain amount of year had passed
Define archon/Prytanis
the chief magistrate; a different one for every magistracy
chief administrator (named varied depending on location
Define Polemarchos
“war leader” in charge of military
