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WORLD LITERATURE > Topic 3- The Classical Age of Greece and Rome- 800 B.C.-A.D. 200 > Flashcards

Topic 3- The Classical Age of Greece and Rome- 800 B.C.-A.D. 200 Flashcards

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The Greeks championed individual _____, developed an early form of _____ and demonstrated the power of _____.

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freedom
democracy
rational thought

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Greek ideals of _____ and _____ have spread throughout the world.

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beauty
justice

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This war is the subject of the Iliad, a long narrative poem by Homer that is still popular today.

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Trojan War

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The blind poet and the author of the long narrative poem Iliad.

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Homer

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According to the legend, Greek soldiers hid in a massive hollow statue of a horse to gain entrance to Troy.

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Trojan War

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From fierce _____ _____ to boldly ambitious _____ _____, the Greeks aimed for the best in all things.

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athletic competitions
educational programs

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Greek religion is worshipped centered on an elite group of gods-the __ _____, headed by _____ and his wife, _____.

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12 Olympians
Zeus
Hera

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king of the gods, king of all divinities, god of thunder, the father of Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena, and Hermes. For the most part, does not take sides in the war.

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Zeus

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goddess of warfare and wisdom, protects the Greeks

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Athena

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god of battle

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Ares

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goddess of agriculture

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Demeter

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queen of divinities, goddess of marriage; the queen of the gods, sister, and wife of Zeus; favors the Greeks

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Hera

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the god of healing, poetry, light, music, prophecy; favors and protects the Trojans

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Apollo

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goddess of love and beauty; favors the Trojans

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Aphrodite

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messenger of the gods

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Hermes

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16
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god of the sea and earthquakes

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Poseidon

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goddess of hunting

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Artemis

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17
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god of fire and toolmaking

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Hephaestus

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goddess of home and family

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Hestia

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sea goddess, mother of Achilles

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Thetis

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Greeks: the mightiest Greek warrior, son of Thetis and the mortal king Peleus.

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Achilles

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Greeks: the King of Mycenae, brother of Meneleus and commander of all the Greek forces at Troy.

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Agamemnon

22
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Greeks: the wife of Meneleus, daughter of Zeus

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Helen

22
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Greeks: King of Sparta, whose wife Helen, was carried off to Troy by Paris.

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Meneleus

22
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Greeks: the King of Pylos, oldest and wisest of the Greek leaders.

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Nestor

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Greeks: the King of Ithaca, known for his craftiness.

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Odysseus

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Greeks: a young Greek warrior, best friend of Achilles.

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Patroclus

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Trojans: the wife of Hector.

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Andromache

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Trojans: the infant son of Hector and Andromache.

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Astyanax

27
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Trojans: a priest of Apollo, whose daughter has been captured by the Greeks.

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Chryses

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Trojans: the leader and greatest warrior of the Trojan army.

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Hector

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Trojans: the Queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of Hector and Paris.

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Hecuba

30
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Trojans: the Trojan prince whose abduction of Helen from Greece was the cause of the Trojan War.

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Paris

31
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Greek literature begins with the epics, the _____ and the _____, believed to have been composed by the blind poet _____.

A

Iliad
Odyssey
Homer

31
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The written forms of the Iliad and the Odyssey date from the _____

A

700 BC

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Trojans: the King of Troy, father of Hector and Paris.

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Priam

32
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The Trojan War, which probably took place around _____, forms the backdrop for the two epics.

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1250 BC

32
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During the _____, a new kind of poetry arose- the lyric.

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600 BC

33
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A new kind of poetry arose that allowed poets to express their thoughts and feelings.

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Lyric

34
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During the _______, drama became the most important literary form.

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400 BC

35
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A serious drama about the downfall of a tragic hero- and comedy.

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dramatic forms of tragedy

36
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The greatest tragedy dramatists were _____, _____, _____.

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Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides

36
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The comedies of _____ often poked fun at _____, _____ and _____ _____.

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Aristophanes
customs
politics
respected Athenians

37
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According to legend, the Trojan War resulted from an argument among the gods: _____, the goddess of _____, was angry because she had not been invited to the wedding of _____, a mortal king, and _____, a sea goddess.

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Eris
strife
Peleus
Thetis

37
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To get revenge, Eris threw a golden apple labeled: “__________”,into the midst of the wedding guests.

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for the fairest

37
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A dispute arose when the 3 goddesses- _____, _____, _____ -claimed the prize.

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Hera
Athena
Aphrodite

38
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_____, the son of the trojan king _____, was chosen to decide which of the 3 was in fact the most beautiful. Each goddess offered Paris a bribe. But he awarded the apple to _____ who had promised him _____, the most beautiful woman in the world.

A

Paris
Priam
Aphrodite
Helen

38
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Abduction of Helen. Helen was already married to _____, the king of _____, where he stayed as a guest of the king. According to the custom of the time, a host and a guest had sacred obligations to each other.

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Meneleus
Sparta

39
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_____, ignoring his duty to his host, took _____ back to Troy with him. _____ and his brother _____ then gathered warriors from all over Greece to attack Troy and retrieve Helen.

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Paris
Helen
Meneleus
Agamemnon

40
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The _____ forces sailed to Troy and surrounded the city, besieging it for ten years. The events recounted in the _____ take place during the final year of the war.

A

Greek
Iliad

41
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The poem focuses on _____, the greatest Greek warrior. When he was an infant, his goddess mother had held him by the heel and dipped into the river _____ in the realm of the dead. After that, Achilles could not be hurt in any part of his body, except for his heel. He does, however, have a fierce temper which proves costly to the Greeks.

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Achilles
Styx

41
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_____ story begins with a quarrel between _____ and _____, the commander of the Greek forces. Achilles, filled with anger, withdraws from the war. As a result, the Trojans, led by the brave _____, are able to drive the Greeks back to their ships.

A

Homer’s
Achilles and Agamemnon
Hector

41
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_____ returns to combat only after his best friend, _____, has been killed by _____. With unstoppable energy, Achilles kills every Trojan in his path until he finally meets Hector in a man-to-man battle outside the ___ ___.

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Achilles
Patroclus
Hector
city walls

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