Midterm Flashcards

Key terms

1
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Menis

A

Anger

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2
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Kleos

A

Glory

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3
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Geras

A

War prize (Chryseis and Briseis)

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4
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Stone Age

A

Stone tools and weaponry

?-2000BC

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5
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Bronze Age

A

Bronze weaponry and tools
kings were social elite
(2000-1000BC)

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6
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Iron Age

A

Used Iron Metals for tools and weaponry

1000-1BC

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7
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Dark Age

A
Depopulation
Loss of writing system
Decreased Agriculture
First Olympic Games
Warriors are social elite
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8
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Archaic Age

A
Social Change
Upward Mobility
Polis (village to urban)
Citadel based cities
Commonly agreed laws
citizenship
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9
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Minoan Civilization

A

Came before Mycenean
Palace centered
(Knossos, Plaistow, Mallika, Zakros)

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10
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Palace centered civilizations

A
Mycenea
Tiryns 
Athens
Orchomenus
Thebes
Pylos
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11
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Knossos, Crete

A

Honey comb structures

decorated walls, ceilings and pillars

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12
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Mycenean Civilization

A

Walls
Warlike society
Wanax
Lions gate

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13
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Megaron

A

Central Great Hall

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14
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Wanax

A

King

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15
Q

Heinrich Schleimann

A

Found the tomb of Agamemmnon at 1879

also called treasury of Atreus

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16
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Linear A/Linear B

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Two writing systems during bronze age.
Linear A: Not deciphered
Linear B: Deciphered

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17
Q

Teichoskopia

A

View from the wall

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18
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Judgment of Paris

A

Paris decides between Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena who wins the apple.
Paris picks Aphrodite and wins Helen.

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19
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Boar’s tusk helmet

A

Worn by the wealthy

worn by Odysseus

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20
Q

Arete

A

Excellence

21
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Aristos

A

Best people

22
Q

Aristocracy

A

Ruled by the best

23
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Aristea

A

Period of excellence in battle

24
Q

Aegis

A

Shoulder Armor

25
Q

Pietas

A

Loyalty

Archaic Age

26
Q

Xenia

A

Hospitality

Dark Age

27
Q

Sophrosyne

A

Self-restraint

28
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Dorians

A

Greek Invaders
Helped by Spartan Ancestors
Caused Dark Age

29
Q

Athenian Grave 1

A

Iron Knives
Broad swords
spear heads

30
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Athenian Grave 2

A

Terra cotta clay chest
gold jewelry
Egyptian

31
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Basileis

A

Chieftan

32
Q

Shame culture

A

Overrides Kleos and Arete

33
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Hopkins Warrior

A

Men with Shields and Spears

Archaic Age

34
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Phalanx

A

Formation of Hoplites

35
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Polis

A

Citadel based

Urbanization

36
Q

Asty

A

city

city center

37
Q

Asclepius

A

God of Medicine

38
Q

Hippocrates

A

Father of Greek Medicine

39
Q

Asclepion

A

Healing Temple

40
Q

Abaton

A

Where people sleep in the Asclepion

41
Q

Poultice

A

Plant Material to remove soreness and inflammation

42
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Hubris

A

overreaching ambitions

43
Q

Ethos

A

Guiding Beliefs

Ideals within a community

44
Q

Barbaroi

A

Non-Greeks

45
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Kosmos

A

Order

46
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Structural Analysis

A

Relationships between Gods

47
Q

Balkanization

A

Districts

48
Q

Kalokagathia

A

Beautiful and the good

49
Q

Megalopsychia

A

high-mindedness