Chapter 5 Flashcards
What are frescoes
Painting of everyday scenes. Many show independent women in the society
What was the palace at knossos
huge palace with religious shrines, banquet halls, and a place for the royal family.
Who were the first greek speaking civilization
Mycenaean Civilization
where did the Mycenaeans develop
an island
How did the Mycenaeans develop
People speaking related Indo-European languages moved into Europe and Western Asia.
What is the Iliad
a book written by Homer
What is the Iliad about
source about the Trojan War and About Greek warrior Achilles
why was it not just one land but multiple city states
The landscape made it difficult to create a single empire, so instead many city—states developed
what do the city-states have in common
capital, surrounding area, and government
City-State government
Started as a monarchy but as nobles gained more power, they became an aristocracy
what is an aristocracy
Government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class.
oligarchy
a group of small wealthy elite have power
monarchy
heredity ruler holds central power
what government was sparta
dual monarchy (two kings)
who was Aristotle
he was a greek philosopher that made a school called lyceum
