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Chapter 8 Stiles Gods and Goddesses Flashcards

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Oligarchy

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Type of government in which only a few people have power; in Greece it was the Aristocrats

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Tyrant

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Leader who held power through the use of force

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Aristocrats

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Rich landowners

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Classical

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“Age” a time marked by great achievement

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Citizens

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People who had the right to participate in government; in Greece this is only for free men

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Democracy

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Type of government in which people rule themselves. This is what Ancient Greece had for a period of time; not what the United States has

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Polis

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Greek word for city-state

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Fables

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Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

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Acropolis

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High hill often with a fortress on it

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Agora

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In this location, Greeks bought and sold goods, held religious ceremonies, conducted political meetings and votes

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Sappho

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Most famous lyric woman poet

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Homer

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Author of the Iliad and Odyssey

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Peisistratus

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Overthrew the aristocracy and established myself as a tyrant ; made improvements to Athens.

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Cleisthenes

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Established a new form of government in Athens; nicknamed the “Father of Democracy”

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Hera

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Weapon was prophesy and trickery

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Artemis

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Protect the city from a disaster

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Dionysus

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God of wine and parties

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Ares

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Power was waging war

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Hestia

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Protect the homeless and orphaned children of Greece

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Aesop

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Famous author of fables

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Pericles

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Athenian leader from 460-429 BCE; Athens achieved greatness under him and reached the height of Athenian democracy; started to pay jurors and public officials

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Draco

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Created extremely harsh laws and punishments that Athenians had to follow

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Solon

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Created LESS harsh laws and gave non-aristocrats power; all free Athenian men became citizens

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Apollo

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God of the sun

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Zeus

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Weapon was the thunderbolt and lightning

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Aphrodite

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Married to Hephaestus

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Athena

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Goddess of wisdom

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Hades

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Weapon was a cap of invisibility

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Where did the Mycenaeans live?

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Mainland Greece

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Where did the Minoans live?

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Crete

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What was the most famous city-state for the Mycenaean civilization?

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Mycenae

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Describe the geography of Greece.

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Rocky, mountainous, surrounded by water(peninsula) with many small islands surrounding it

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What sea is east of Greece?

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Aegean Sea

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What mountain range runs through Greece?

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Pindos

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Name one major city-state.

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Athens, Delos, Sparta, Thebes, Thermopylae

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What is the period of time called that is marked with war and disorder in Greece?

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Dark Ages

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Who did Paris pick as the “fairest goddess?”

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Aphrodite

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Why did Agamemnon fight for the Greeks against the Trojans?

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His brother is Menelaus.

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According to legend, who is considered the most beautiful woman in the world?

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Helen of Sparta

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Who was shot in the heel during the last part of the war? He also lost his cousin and took revenge on his killer.

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Achilles

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Who was King of Sparta and married to the most beautiful woman in the world?

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Menelaus

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Who was the heir to the throne of Troy and was killed by Achilles?

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Hector

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Why does Achilles refuse to fight anymore?

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Agamemnon took Achilles’ “prize of war,” Briseis

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Who went to Achilles to beg for his son’s body back and was the King of Troy?

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King Priam

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What government is best described as citizens electing officials to make and vote on laws?

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Representative democracy

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Why were juries made up of odd numbers in Athens?

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So there would not be any ties.

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Name the 6 types of government in order that Athens had.

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  1. Monarchy(Kings)
  2. Oligarchy(aristocrats)
  3. Tyrant
  4. Oligarchy(aristocrats)
  5. Democracy
  6. Monarchy(Kings)
48
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What natural event is explained by Hephaestus working of his forge?

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Volcanoes

49
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Why were Greek myths written? What did they explain?

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To explain natural/historical events

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What is the best definition of a lyric poem?

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Poems set to music; music was played by a lyre.

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Why did the Greeks visit the oracle of Delphi?

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To ask the oracle(priestess of Apollo) for advice from the gods

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In our language, what are the Greeks influences that we see?

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We got words, expressions, names of places, sport teams, movies, television shows

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According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?

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Demeter is unhappy that her daughter is taken by Hades, so when her daughter returns, Demeter is happy.

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Who fell in love with Epimetheus and opened a wedding present that she was told not to?

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Pandora

55
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Who was punished by Zeus for giving fire to humans by being chained to a rock?

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Prometheus

56
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Who was taken by Hades to the underworld and ate only 6 pomegranate seeds?

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Persephone

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