Week 2 Flashcards

1
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Who owned the livestock in Mycenaean society?

A

The Basileus

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2
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What were the Mycenaean’s 2 biggest exports?

A
  • Olive oil (both scented and unscented)
  • Wine
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3
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What does the Ulu-Burun shipwreck tell us?

A
  • Mycenean trade networks arounf the Meditteranian
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4
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What was found on board the Ulu-Burun Shipwreck?

A
  • Copper and Tin (to make bronze)
  • Mycenaean pottery
  • Glass from Syria
  • Ivory from Syria
  • Ebony from Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tin (could only come from Spain, England, Afghanistan or China)
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5
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Which Troy was Homer’s Troy?

A

Troy 7a (most likely)

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6
Q

What was the Hittite word for “Invader”

A

Ahhiwaya (close to Achoi)(aka. Achean)

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7
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What language did the Trojans speak?

A

Hittite

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8
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What was Paris’ real name?

A

Aleksander

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9
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In legend, why are the Dorians said to have invaded the Mycenaeans for?

A
  • Because the Dorians were descendants of Herakles (herakladai)
  • So they invade the Mycenaeans in order to seek revenge for the Mycenaean king who imposed the 12 labours on Herakles
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10
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What was lost in the Bronze Age collapse?

A
  • Administrative infrastructure
  • Literacy
  • Cut-stone masonry
  • Luxury arts
  • Frescoes
  • Stone Sculptures

(Acronym: CALLFS)

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11
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What continued after the Bronze Age collapse?

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  • Continuous habitation of Athens and Tyrins
  • Religion
  • Language
  • Oral literature
  • Mycenaean kings on Cyprus
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12
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Which 2 places are consistently inhabited before, during and after the Bronze Age collapse?

A
  • Athens
  • Tyrins
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13
Q

Where does the bounce back come quickest?

A

Cyprus

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14
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What are 5 Dark Age Innovations?

A
  • First extensive use of Iron
  • Evolution of Literature (Homer’s Dactylic Hexameter)
  • Organization of the Polis
  • Colonization of Asia Minor
  • New pottery style: Black Slip/Gloss pottery
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15
Q

What is the new pottery style that emerges in the Dark Ages?

A

Black Slip/Gloss pottery

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16
Q

What is Homer’s rhythm of speech?

A

Dactylic Hexameter

17
Q

What were the colonization patterns of Asia Minor?

A
  • Aeolics go north
  • Ionians go central
  • Dorians go south
18
Q

Which pottery style was seen as sloppy and careless after the Bronze Age collapse?

A

Sub-Mycenaean (aka Granary style)

19
Q

Why was pottery so poorly made after the collapse?

A

Because there were no Palaces anymore to fund artists

20
Q

What was the newly emerging pottery style that was rather well-made?

A

Proto-Geometric

21
Q

What were the gender distinctions on Proto-Geometric pottery urns?

A
  • Female: Long neck, wide belly
  • Male: Sword wrapped around neck, shorter neck, large side handles
22
Q

Our main source on pottery is found in _________

23
Q

By _______BC, people in Athens feel secure enough and start to branch out into small towns outside the city.

24
Q

What were the social characteristics of the Polis?

A
  • Hierarchical, social, and political divisions
  • Minimal government interference in everyday life
  • Greater emphasis on citizenship
25
The Greek alphabet is a copy of the ___________ alphabet
Phoenician
26
What is the oldest Panhellenic sanctuary?
Olympia
27
Who was the first oracle at Delphi, according to legend?
Sybil
28
What is the oldest oracle?
Zeus' Oak tree at Dodonna
29
Most early sanctuaries were dedicated to _________
Hera
30
What was the most popular votive offering early on?
Tripods
31
What was the first Greek colony?
Pithekoussai
32
Who did the Greeks trade with on Pithekoussai?
The Etruscans (traded metals)
33
What were common motivations for colonization?
- Famine/drought - Overpopulation - Fertile farming - Land plots - Fleeing Persians - Political turmoil
34
Which Spartan Prince failed to colonize Libya?
Prince Dorieus
35
What was Delphi's role in colonization?
- It was NOT proactive - Those who consulted the oracle for colonization had ALREADY made up their minds to colonize - They simply asked Delphi WHERE they should colonize
36
Why did the Spartans send Prince Dorieus to colonize Libya?
- Because Dorieus' younger brother Cleomenes was chosen to be king instead of him - So, to avoid any problems, Sparta sent Dorieus to go colonize