Vocabulary Set #6 Flashcards
New Stone Age
Person in charge
Have a lot of power in the tribes, tribual chief gets the tribe to be one together working together. His power comes from getting other people to listen to him
They shows how powerful they are by indicating how many people re behind him/ agree with him when fighting other tribes
They can also become Big man
Their wealth comes from taxes- taxing people in tribe (tribute/gift) impayment from another tribe (paying a tribe to not attack)
Worries more about pleasing the people
Chiefs
leader
within the chiefton
gets power by being particularly good at what he does
only exist in chiefdom
Can also be a chief or separate person. Respected person, people admire them
Big Man
generous Big Man
Prestigious position by what you give
You have items and give them to the tribe. Ceremony for this position, is only within a chiefdom. Official title, a ceremony to be acknowledged for it
Potlach
Relationships/Marriages marry in their own social class. Refers to leaders marriage right. Chief will have this type of relationship
Merging Families and ensuring power
States Endogamous
Marriage where you marry outside your social class
marriage based on image/attractiveness/looks
Charles and Diana
You do something special/title like the Potlach
Exogamous
Dress up as a person of your class
laws that make it a crime to pretend to be something you are not
sumptuary rules
New Stone age Civilazation
First resemblance of Greece
start on an island around Greece called “Crete”, named after king Minos; civilization starts there before mainland; what occurs there: class system- King,Nobles(live in same area), earthquakes(good and bad) b/c buildings get better and better enjoy things: sports(bull jumping)- bull run at you, throws yourself over the bull horns to the other end
Artwork- a lot of sea creatures, vase paintings, naturalist subject matter interesting ideas of gender and beauty “adolescent males” women scene as baby makers
Minoan civilization
Mainland Greece Civilazation
Age starts around 12 houndred B.C. Iron age
the time is refer to as the dark ages
Mycenian civilization
12 hundred B.C. to 800 B.C.
we known so much from- Homer “ editor of Edie & odesiey”, best picture is from that and its about fighting/conquering/battle/adventure
dark Ages ( in Greeece)
areas where Tyrants rule and controlled
City-States
800 hundred to 500 .C.
rich merchant, they control different areas in Greece, essentially becoming majors of the area. They control the area by hiring armies. armies made up of Hoplites
Age of Tyrants
