Unit 1: Introduction to Studying the Ancient Greeks

Question 1

Ancient Greece

Answer 1

Traditionally, ancient Greek history began in 776 BCE, the first Olympiad, from which Greeks reckoned years.[1] Ancient Greek history ends about 500 CE, when the ancient Roman Empire that had absorbed Greece disintegrated, and the Middle Ages began, which in Greek areas can also be termed the Byzantine period.

Conventionally Ancient Greek history end about 146 BCE, with the conquest of Greece by the Romans.

Question 2

Archaeology

Answer 2

Archaeology studies past human activity by uncovering and analyzing evidence from material culture—artifacts, ruins, bones, etc.

Question 3

Classicist

Answer 3

Classicists are scholars who specialize in the study of the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, including history, language, and literature, philosophy, art, and culture. Studying classical civilization can train students in detailed and rational analysis and persuasive communication.

Question 4

Heinrich Schliemann

Answer 4

Schliemann had cast light on the Bronze Age world depicted in the mists of myth and legend and pioneered the archaeology of one of the most important periods of human history.
Looking for the City of Troy he discovered Mycenaean ruins and treasures.

Question 5

History

Answer 5

The study of evidence of past human activity and the construction of plausible accounts of past events using evidence.
Historians examine the surviving and often fragmentary clues from the past—writings, records, or objects—and use a variety of skills and methods to propose what happened.
Accounts of what probably happened change when new evidence is discovered; when old evidence is reconsidered; or when new questions are asked.

Question 6

Primary Sources

Answer 6

In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.

Question 7

Secondary Sources

Answer 7

In scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. A secondary source contrasts with a primary source, which is an original source of the information being discussed; a primary source can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation or a document created by such a person.

A secondary source is one that gives information about a primary source. In this source, the original information is selected, modified and arranged in a suitable format. Secondary sources involve generalization, analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of the original information.