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Week 2 Flashcards

1
Q

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?

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

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

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  • 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”

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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
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Where does the bounce back come quickest?

A

Cyprus

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14
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What are 5 Dark Age Innovations?

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

A

Black Slip/Gloss pottery

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16
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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 _________

A

graves

23
Q

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

A

800 BC

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
Q

The Greek alphabet is a copy of the ___________ alphabet

A

Phoenician

26
Q

What is the oldest Panhellenic sanctuary?

A

Olympia

27
Q

Who was the first oracle at Delphi, according to legend?

A

Sybil

28
Q

What is the oldest oracle?

A

Zeus’ Oak tree at Dodonna

29
Q

Most early sanctuaries were dedicated to _________

A

Hera

30
Q

What was the most popular votive offering early on?

A

Tripods

31
Q

What was the first Greek colony?

A

Pithekoussai

32
Q

Who did the Greeks trade with on Pithekoussai?

A

The Etruscans (traded metals)

33
Q

What were common motivations for colonization?

A
  • Famine/drought
  • Overpopulation
  • Fertile farming
  • Land plots
  • Fleeing Persians
  • Political turmoil
34
Q

Which Spartan Prince failed to colonize Libya?

A

Prince Dorieus

35
Q

What was Delphi’s role in colonization?

A
  • 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
Q

Why did the Spartans send Prince Dorieus to colonize Libya?

A
  • Because Dorieus’ younger brother Cleomenes was chosen to be king instead of him
  • So, to avoid any problems, Sparta sent Dorieus to go colonize

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