Historical and Dramatic Literature of the Fifth Century + The Oikos and the Polis Flashcards
logographer favor what type of interpretation of history over another
humanistic interpretation of history as opposed to theological
Greeks logographers were interested in what debate
the debate between nature and custom
_______ Means inquiry (questionings)
histories
who was called the father of history (initially) or the father of lies
Herodotus of Halicarnassus
between Herodotus and Thucydides, who did which one of these options whilst explain the persian wars
a) a forensic historian - carefully went through all his evidence to ensure it was correct
b) recorded everything he heard so he had very long work
a) Thucydides
b) Herodotus
_____ most likely came from a group of young people singing at a festival for Dionysus/ from chroal lyrics
tragedy
protagonists and anotagonists are always backed by a ______
choir
what was the city dionysia festival
a 5 day festival held at Athens every march
had competitions for tragedy
in the city Dionysia festival what heppened on each day
hint - day 1, days 2-5, day 6
Day 1 - worship
Next 4 days - competition for tragedy
Last day - competition in comedy
who did the city dionysia festival honor
Instead of it being for Athena is was for Dionsysus
Each playwright will get a day for themselves and each usually had a recurring _______
(The “city Dionysia” Festival)
theme
in greek theatre, what is the theatron
where the spectators watch the plays
in greek theatre, what is the proscenium
where actors came out of with masks on and delivered their lines
in greek theatre, what is the skene
backdrop
large elevated wall behind the proscenium
painted the same for all three plays
in greek tragedy, what is peripeteia
Peripeteia - a complete reversal of fortune; because the of the characters own blindness and actions, a destruction befalls him
In greek tradegy, play were half and half in what sense
half sung half spoken
in greek tragedy what is the meaning of catharsis
purification/cleansing; not everything is under control in society so ppl relieve themselves of their fear by purging their emotions during these plays
only ____ could participate in tragedy
males
the orchestra was where the ________ were
dancers
there was an ______ in the middle of the orchestra, for religious purposes
altar
plays were expected to be socially ______, about what was going on in athens
socially relevant
the dialogue of plays was as convoluted as possible, often the lines had ______-_______
double-meanings
Aeschelus, Sophocles and Europides are examples of three great ________
playwrights
what is a satyr in classical theatre
after the 3 tragedies the playwright wrote, he should do a fourth one as a parody of them all at the end
there were no limits put on what comedians could say other than what
Other than against Athens; calling Athens worthless
name the playwright
The orchestra - father kills a daughter; creates a vendetta
His plays were small but represented whole things
His plays known for their buildup
a) Euipdes
b) Aeschylus
c) Sophocles
b) Aeschylus
name the playwright
the one who wrote Medea
a) Euripides
b) Aeschylus
c) Sophocles
a) Euripides
name the playwright
Oedipus rex, antigone
A woman insists on burying relatives and refutes the law
Great individuals
Deals with humans who fight their fates
a) Euripides
b) Aeschylus
c) Sophocles
c) Sophocles
the average life span in the oikos and polis was 40, but was misleading because of elderly deaths.
the median was _______
higher; like 55-60
1/? children would survive
1/4
women got married ______ than men
earlier
Women got married asap - on average 15yrs; men got married later on avg 30yrs
explain a childs responsibility to it’s parents
From the age of 10, children who are put to work, so greeks had more kids
Look after parents, take care of grave, work
Barely any leisure time
what is the purpose of marriage for a wife
Purpose of being a wife is to breed for your husband
only ______ can commit adultery
unless a man sleeps with a _______ _____
women
citizen woman
explain dowry in marriage
Father of the wife gives money to the husband
explain the ceremony of marriage
Banquet and parade
Groom would ride in the chariot all the way to to his house
Guests follow chariot
Groom and bride throw nuts and figs (so happy that they do something a lil naughty yk;)
Paternal Mother in law waited at the house
what is a parthenos
a virgin
ow are parthenos’ usually depicted in art
Young unmarried girls are usually depicted juggling in art
what is a nymphe woman
married with no kids
what is a gyne woman
married with kids
what is a porne woman
prositute, not a citizen
what is a hetaira woman
(buddy/pal/companion/mistress)
trade their companionship for support form a wealthy man
not a citizen
what is the difference between a Hetaira and a Porne woman
Hetaira doesnt put a price on anything whilst Porne does
what is a Kutious
a guardian
every unmarried woman had to have a guardian
cannot make contact, buy or sell land, sue in court etc - Kutious must do it all on her behalf
what is a epikleros
and what are their responsibilities
just the daughter when there is no surviving son, who must marry a male relative
All property goes to her,
If he is married, he has to divorce the wife and marry the daughter to inherit the property himself
from the beginning of the archaic to classical era the population _______ by ten times
increased
what is banausic labour
Someone else is directing what you do (dependent on someone else)
Working indoors
why is banausic labour looked down upon
working for someone else made you sus and tore down your manhood
the greeks values self sufficiency and freedom
a ______ is someone who dwells in a community but is not a citizen
metic
what rights did metics have and which rights didnt they have
they could sue,
take part in contracts,
they could even be wealthy,
but could not own land
the _____ was a central area downtown in the city itself that was used for a variety of purposes
agora
the default purpose of the agora was what
a market
but could also be used for parades, gatherings, etc
