Social Studies Flashcards
Comedy Authors -
Aristophanes and Menander
Tragedy authors
Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
Skene
Backstage (where the actors changed their masks). They used the front face of the Skene to represent the location of they play.
Statement of inquiry
Identities and Features that define a past society reveal a deep relationship between cultures past and present.
Orchestra
Is where the chorus dance and chant in sync.
Actors
Only men could act. (13 men per acting group)
Theatres
The theatres were built on hillsides because it fits their tiered seating.
First Actor
Thespis
How many attended the theatre festival
15,000 people
Why did the Greeks hold the theatre festival?
To honour Dionysus
Oyiyos Opxos
Few. Rule
Satyr play
Made fun of the Greek legends.
Three types of government was
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
What did mountains do?
They separated Greece into individual cities.
Physical
Nature built
Human
Man-made
Zues
King of the gods(god of the sky.)
Hera
Relative of zues.(likes cows and peacocks)
Poseidon
God of sea,earthquakes and horses.
Apollo
God of archery,music,poetry and medicine.
Hades
Goddess of the underworld.
Athena
Goddess of wisdom,war and useful arts.
Artemis
Goddess of the moon,young maidens.
Dionysus
God of harvest and wine.
Demeter
Goddess of agriculture.
Hephaestus
God of blacksmiths and fire.
Compass directions
North
East
South
West
What was the highest mountain on Greece?
Mount Olympus
Fable
Short story
Polis
City in Greek
Agora
City space
Tyrant
Someone who took power in an illegal way
Semos kaptos
People power
