Greek Life and Culture in 5th Century BC + Classic Greek Art, Democracy and Law

Question 1

Greeks were optimistic after _____ and _____ signed for peace in 445BC

Answer 1

athens and sparta

Question 2

greek cities gradually adopted what from athens

Answer 2

athenian currency

Question 3

each polis had a unique ______

Answer 3

culture

Question 4

what is the acropolis

Answer 4

big building on hill Where they went for religious gatherings and ceremonies

Highest part of polis

Most temples found here

Question 5

how was Pericles’ acropolis funded

Answer 5

funded by the Delian League

Question 6

what were the two main architectural styles of temples in classical period?

where were they found

Answer 6

Doric - Found in the dorian region

Ionic - Found in ionia

Question 7

how can we remember the difference between doric and ionic pillars

Answer 7

Doric - simple
Ionic - curved

Question 8

the Trigyleh and Metope were found on _______ temples only

Answer 8

doric

Question 9

what feature was unique to the Ionic temples

Answer 9

Prieze

Question 10

In greek art, ______ ______ are front and centre

Answer 10

human beings

Question 11

what is naturalisation

Answer 11

Naturalisation - trying to be realistic/representative of a things natural perfect form

Question 12

the delphi charioteer (statue) was ____ than average

Answer 12

taller

Question 13

what is the meaning of votive offering

Answer 13

someone had made a vow that if they won they would set up a statue

Question 14

Riace warriors are tall, made of _______, and have a ____ indicating they are adults

Answer 14

made of bronze

beard indicating adult

Question 15

what is Contrapposto

Answer 15

Looked for ways to still have balance but still have movement in the body (what the arm does on one side the leg does on the other)

Imbalance on one side, balance out by the other side

eg. one of the feet is slightly forward

Question 16

______ was one of the first statues with motion, and measn man about to release disc

Answer 16

Discobolus

Question 17

the artemision statue depicted a man ________ something

Answer 17

throwing

Question 18

Doryphores means _____ carrier

Answer 18

spear

Question 19

female statuary was always ______

Answer 19

clothed

Question 20

for female statuary in the classical period, what did they use to accentuate the body whilst still clothes

Answer 20

drapery

Question 21

what did an entirely naked picture of a woman indicate

Answer 21

she is a slave or non citizen

Question 22

what is the Cella of the temple

Answer 22

The interior building

Where the altar to the god would be placed

Question 23

the pronaos is the ____ of the temple

Answer 23

porch

Question 24

what are the external series of columns called on a temple

Answer 24

Colonnade or peristyle

Question 25

both the doric and ionic temples shared which same basic features? (name like 4 minimum)

Answer 25

Capital Doric - simple Ionic - curved Shaft Pediments Acroterion Triglyph and Metope (doric only) Prieze (ionic only) Architrave

Question 26

what does parthenon mean

Answer 26

virgin / building for the virgin

Question 27

what are the metopes and triglyphs what are some features of them

Answer 27

decorations on the top/sides of doric temples based on certain theme often revolve around order v chaos

Question 28

we talked about 2 types of pediments; west and east. which is which a) Birth of Athena b) Athena vs Poseidon

Answer 28

West side’s pediment - Athena vs Poseidon East Side’s pediment - Birth of Athena

Question 29

when you walk into an _____ temple you look up and see an extended frieze of a huge parade

Answer 29

ionic

Question 30

what did the caryatid porch depict and why

Answer 30

enemies depicted in statues holding up roof to boast victory

Question 31

what is Athenian red figure pottery

Answer 31

red figured and black painted backgrounds opposite of black figure pottery

Question 32

t or f the athenian assembly met 60 times per year

Answer 32

false dumbass Roughly 40 meetings/year

Question 33

permanent residents in athens had a bit of an advantage in voting at the athenian assembly why?

Answer 33

because everyone HAD to go to athens to vote not everyone could make the trip

Question 34

what is the meaning of direct democracy/ radical democracy

Answer 34

The people had equal direct ability to vote on important decisions

Question 35

what did people vote for in the athenian assembly

Answer 35

They voted on things like laws, whether they would got to war, or anything else that needed to be decided on

Question 36

who could vote in the athenian assembly

Answer 36

call male citizens 18+

Question 37

who decided on what was to be voted on

Answer 37

the council

Question 38

Archons (and others) were chosen _______

Answer 38

randomly

Question 39

what does strategoi mean

Answer 39

greek word ofr general

Question 40

what was unique to the strategoi

Answer 40

only ones not chosen at random

Question 41

what were liturgies

Answer 41

citizens took upon a favour for the community

Question 42

how did people know about laws in athens

Answer 42

When laws were passed in athens they were posted so the whole polis knew

Question 43

name some benefits and drawbacks of the athenian assembly

Answer 43

Benefits: - Ensures citizens have equal access to political power - Breaks up monopolies on power Drawbacks: - Just a bunch of amateurs running the government - Lacks stability especially with increase of societal complexity

Question 44

citizens would vote to ostracize those who did what

Answer 44

inhibited democracy

Question 45

what is an ostratrata

Answer 45

a piece of clay used to write on whilst voting for who would be ostracism

Question 46

how were jurors selected

Answer 46

at random

Question 47

how did they protect against foolish/bad cases in their court of law

Answer 47

if you could get 20% of the jurors to agree with you, you lost the right to make cases

Question 48

t or f imprisonment in Athens was rare

Answer 48

true

Question 49

how did the punishment fork for those convicted of crime

Answer 49

Each party proposes an amount of money owed, vote on the most appropriate

Question 50

The greeks of Hesiod's say had views the earliest state of the universe as a formless void they called ______

Answer 50

chaos

Question 51

what does Kosmos mean

Answer 51

"cosmos" a greek word meaning both order and beauty

Question 52

at the end of the classical era they began thinking about art and its ______

Answer 52

meaning

Question 53

what did logographers do in relation to the judicial system

Answer 53

wrote speeches to be recited in court