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

1
Q

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

A

athens and sparta

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2
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greek cities gradually adopted what from athens

A

athenian currency

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3
Q

each polis had a unique ______

A

culture

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4
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what is the acropolis

A

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

Highest part of polis

Most temples found here

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5
Q

how was Pericles’ acropolis funded

A

funded by the Delian League

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6
Q

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

where were they found

A

Doric - Found in the dorian region

Ionic - Found in ionia

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7
Q

how can we remember the difference between doric and ionic pillars

A

Doric - simple
Ionic - curved

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8
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the Trigyleh and Metope were found on _______ temples only

A

doric

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9
Q

what feature was unique to the Ionic temples

A

Prieze

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10
Q

In greek art, ______ ______ are front and centre

A

human beings

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11
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what is naturalisation

A

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

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12
Q

the delphi charioteer (statue) was ____ than average

A

taller

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13
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what is the meaning of votive offering

A

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

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14
Q

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

A

made of bronze

beard indicating adult

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15
Q

what is Contrapposto

A

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

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16
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______ was one of the first statues with motion, and measn man about to release disc

A

Discobolus

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17
Q

the artemision statue depicted a man ________ something

A

throwing

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18
Q

Doryphores means _____ carrier

A

spear

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19
Q

female statuary was always ______

A

clothed

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20
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for female statuary in the classical period, what did they use to accentuate the body whilst still clothes

A

drapery

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21
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what did an entirely naked picture of a woman indicate

A

she is a slave or non citizen

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22
Q

what is the Cella of the temple

A

The interior building

Where the altar to the god would be placed

23
Q

the pronaos is the ____ of the temple

A

porch

24
Q

what are the external series of columns called on a temple

A

Colonnade or peristyle

25
Q

both the doric and ionic temples shared which same basic features?

(name like 4 minimum)

A

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

26
Q

what does parthenon mean

A

virgin / building for the virgin

27
Q

what are the metopes and triglyphs

what are some features of them

A

decorations on the top/sides of doric temples

based on certain theme

often revolve around order v chaos

28
Q

we talked about 2 types of pediments; west and east.
which is which

a) Birth of Athena
b) Athena vs Poseidon

A

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

29
Q

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

A

ionic

30
Q

what did the caryatid porch depict and why

A

enemies depicted in statues holding up roof

to boast victory

31
Q

what is Athenian red figure pottery

A

red figured and black painted backgrounds

opposite of black figure pottery

32
Q

t or f

the athenian assembly met 60 times per year

A

false dumbass

Roughly 40 meetings/year

33
Q

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

why?

A

because everyone HAD to go to athens to vote

not everyone could make the trip

34
Q

what is the meaning of direct democracy/ radical democracy

A

The people had equal direct ability to vote on important decisions

35
Q

what did people vote for in the athenian assembly

A

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

36
Q

who could vote in the athenian assembly

A

call male citizens 18+

37
Q

who decided on what was to be voted on

A

the council

38
Q

Archons (and others) were chosen _______

A

randomly

39
Q

what does strategoi mean

A

greek word ofr general

40
Q

what was unique to the strategoi

A

only ones not chosen at random

41
Q

what were liturgies

A

citizens took upon a favour for the community

42
Q

how did people know about laws in athens

A

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

43
Q

name some benefits and drawbacks of the athenian assembly

A

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

44
Q

citizens would vote to ostracize those who did what

A

inhibited democracy

45
Q

what is an ostratrata

A

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

46
Q

how were jurors selected

A

at random

47
Q

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

A

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

48
Q

t or f

imprisonment in Athens was rare

A

true

49
Q

how did the punishment fork for those convicted of crime

A

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

50
Q

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

A

chaos

51
Q

what does Kosmos mean

A

“cosmos” a greek word meaning both order and beauty

52
Q

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

A

meaning

53
Q

what did logographers do in relation to the judicial system

A

wrote speeches to be recited in court

Classics 1000 (15 decks)

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