Ch 3 Flashcards
Forgotten civilization; rediscovered by Arthur Evans; named after Minos, a legendary king of Crete.
Minoan civilization
Epic poet of the 8th century
Homer
Homer’s first epic poem about the Trojan war; focus on Greek hero Achilles and about his wrath
Iliad
Epic romance; Greek hero named Odysseus; cunning and patient; describe social conditions of dark age
Odyssey
Ancient Greek city state encompassing both an urban area and its surrounding countryside; a small but autonomous political unit where all major political and social activities were carried out centrally
Polis
Power of this city established in 5th century BC; political and militarily strong; guardian of Greece
Athens
This form of government replaced the monarchy and was suggested by cleisthenes
Democracy
Location of a battle between Persians and the Athenians; 26.2 miles from Athens to this city
Marathon
Greek democratic leader; aristocrat; incorruptible; leader during golden age of Greece
Pericles
Power of this city established in 5th century BC; political and militarily strong; guardian of Greece
Athens
Based his writing on facts; good storyteller; no physical evidence to explain why = god’s act; wrote about Persian war in 5th cen.
Herodotus
What truly happened, not what he wanted to have happen; wrote on Peloponnesian war in 6th cen; thinking about past, what can be learned
Thucydides
Dealt with universal themes; good and evil; state/family; spiritual values; individual rights
Grotesque masks; obscene jokes
Tragedy and comedy
Ideal forms; most important is temple to gods; ideals of reason;moderation; balance; harmony
Classical style
Built between 447 and 432; located on the Acropolis in Athens; dedicated to Athena
Parthenon
Plato’s teacher; accused of corrupting youth; made the Socratic method: Q&A leading to own reasoning
Socrates
Greatest philosophers of western civ; wrote a lot; one was a pupil of the other in the Academy who later became a tutor for Alexander the Great; politically involved
Plato and Aristotle
Chief dirty and father of gods; goddess of wisdom and crafts; God of sun and poetry
Zeus, Apollo, Athena
Originally created as a way to honor the gods
Olympic Games
Place where you could receive a word from the gods; name is a person at a place.
Oracle of Delphi
