Greece Part 2

Question 1

What were the types of government in ancient Greece?

Answer 1

1. Aristocracies 2. Oligarchies 3. Democracies 4. Mixed Government 5. Tyrannies

Question 2

What was aristocracies?

Answer 2

ruled by the best person (person with ‘arete’ upper class)

Question 3

What was oligarchies?

Answer 3

ruled by a few individuals

Question 4

what was democracies?

Answer 4

ruled by the citizens?

Question 5

what was mixed government?

Answer 5

aristocracies, oligarchies, combined with monarchies

Question 6

what was tyrannies?

Answer 6

monarchs that came in unconventionally, by force or bribery

Question 7

How are people citizens?

Answer 7

have to be a man, be native born in the polis, have to be 21, serve in the military, and have to be a landowner

Question 8

who were non-citizens?

Answer 8

women, children, slaves, foreign born, and minors

Question 9

who was sparta?

Answer 9

athens main rival

Question 10

What was the demos?

Answer 10

all the citizens that make up athens

Question 11

What were the passages in greece?

Answer 11

Pericles funeral oration, old oligarch, Iliad, oedipus tyrannus

Question 12

What was the Delian League?

Answer 12

place to store military weapons in case Persians came back.

Question 13

Who was Pericles

Answer 13

was elected by the demos, he was under reign during the peloponnesian war (30 year war)

Question 14

What was the Pericles funeral oration?

Answer 14

to respect the people who died in the war. He thanked his ancestors for creating the empire. He talked about how great Athens was. Not just the people have arete but the buildings too. He said all members of demos contribute to society.

Question 15

What was the Old Oligarch?

Answer 15

disapproving of athens democracy. Author felt that lower class would have a say in democracy. Since rascals dont have arete they dont know what would be best because they would only benefit themselves

Question 16

Who were rascals?

Answer 16

poor people of athens

Question 17

What was Dionysius

Answer 17

greek god of drunkeness, but also god of entertainment

Question 18

What was the Theatre of Epidaurus

Answer 18

where plays would take place, theatres were for religious festivals

Question 19

What was the Theatre of Dionysius

Answer 19

all theatre’s built on a hill, dug out seats.

Question 20

What was Aristotle’s poetic on tragedy and comedy?

Answer 20

it lays out what ideal tragedy and comedy were supposed to have

Question 21

What were plays supposed to have?

Answer 21

arete

Question 22

What was ideal in comedy?

Answer 22

had to imitate actual life, highlight ugliness, make you laugh. Imitate people who didnt have arete, disabilities, barbarians, etc.

Question 23

what was ideal in tragedy?

Answer 23

had to imitate things with arete and be realistic

Question 24

What were main characters in trageties called?

Answer 24

tragic characters, they start off high and have a sudden downfall

Question 25

Structure of tragedy according to Aristotle

Answer 25

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.

Question 26

What did Sophocles write?

Answer 26

Oedipus Tyrannus

Question 27

How was Oedipus brought up?

Answer 27

play wasnt made up, it comes from greek mythology. It was the first play to act out a myth

Question 28

What is agan?

Answer 28

literacy device common in greece, argument/debate interrogation in front of a court.

Question 29

Hamartia

Answer 29

Means to miss the mark, translated as the fatal flaw

Question 30

Who has hamartia in greek theatre?

Answer 30

the protagonist has a fatal flaw which leasts to their downfall

Question 31

Hubris

Answer 31

excessive pride/ self-confidence

Question 32

Miasma

Answer 32

blood pollution

Question 33

What was Miletus

Answer 33

used to be a greek polis along the river, used to be located by the shore, realized it was growing farther away from the water. Thought it was an act of god

Question 34

Whats Thales of Miletus

Answer 34

realized water was muddy so shoreline grew. This considered to be the beginning of greek philosophy. Also beginning of scientific inquiry

Question 35

What were “Presocratics”

Answer 35

early philosophers, they were concerned of the natural world and how it works

Question 36

What did presocratics search

Answer 36

natural phenomenon/ explanation that could be proven, observed and rational

Question 37

What did presocratics begin to question?

Answer 37

they started questioning the role and existence of gods

Question 38

What is this picture? and what does it represent?

Answer 38

This is an image of a man leaping over a bull called “Bull Leaping Fresco.” This gives us insights into their culture, daily lives and religions. These images were found in the Knossos Palace. This image also could have contributed to the myth on Minotaur.

Question 39

What was this picture?

Answer 39

This is a picture of a goddess figurine. It looked like Ishtar because she was a role model for these figures. It was copied from mesopotamia. The fertility goddess had an important role in this civilization. She is holding snakes in her hands, which symbolizes death and rebirth.

Question 40

What were the minoan frescos?

Answer 40

They were images painted inside the Knossos palace.

Question 41

What is this picture?

Answer 41

This is a picture of Ramses III fighting the sea people. The sea people took over Egpyt which lead to the collapse of the New Kingdom. Ramses III was against the sea people, he became a warrior to fight them, smite his enemies and protect egypt.