Exam #1 Flashcards
Hesiod
greek poet that flourished in the Iron Age and described a “heroic age” where men misled with gods and powerful kingdoms fought
Heinrich Schliemann
in the late 19th century he was an archaeologist who believed that greek myths were true and found these places in Greece. he found troy.
Mycenae
the Bronze Age. Athens was last of Mycenae culture. age of heroes.
thalassocracy
empire by the sea
palace at Knossos
palace on island of Crete. was a creation center for pottery and metalworks. huge. had lots of paintings. long twisty hallways.
linear B
script used my mycenaean greeks. it was deciphered. it was just lists. its relationship with Linear A shows that Minoan commercial activity engaged the mainland of Greece.
mycenaean citadels
well populated center for trade and government
sea peoples
group of invaders who destroyed Egypt and possibly mycenaean Greece.
aristoi
best men
polis
city state
the academy
founded by plato as informal school
republic
book of dialogues(socrates is main character) in it plato argues that social harmony and order are more important than individual liberty or equality
“philosopher kings”
members of ruling elites who try to apply philosophy into excursive of power
Aristotle
student of plato, taught politics, ethics, and the pursuit of happiness
empirical knowledge
sensory experience/feeling and observing