Ancient greece and Rome final Study guide Flashcards
(56 cards)
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Aphrodite
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goddess of love
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Athena
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goddess of reason, wisdom, and war
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Artemis
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goddess of the hunt
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Ares
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god of war
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Apollo
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god of prophecy, music, poetry, archery, healing
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Demeter
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Goddess of Agriculture
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Dionysus
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god of Wine
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Hera
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goddess of marriage, women, and family; queen of Zeus
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Hermes
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messenger god
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Hephaestus
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god of craftsmen
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Poseidon
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god of the sea
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Zeus
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king of the gods
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Asclepius
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god of medicine
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Cronus
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leader of the Titans; father of Zeus
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Eros
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god of love
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Hades
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god of the underworld
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Hecate
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goddess of magic
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Hestia
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goddess of the hearth
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Nemesis
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goddess of retribution
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Nike
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goddess of victory
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Ouranos
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god of the sky
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Pan
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god of shepherds; part goat.
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Persephone
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queen of the underworld
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Rhea
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mother of Zeus
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Minoan Era
2000-1200 BC
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Mycenaean era
200-1200 BC
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Greek dark age
1200-800 BC
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Archaic
800-480 BC
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Classical period
479-323 BC
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Hellenistic period
323- 30 BC
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How does Herodotus’s approach to writing history differ from Thucydides’s?
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Briefly describe the workings & political institutions of Athenian democracy.
-Elections where seen as undemocratic
- only large roles such as generals and military positions.
-they do selection by lot
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Name two forms of historical evidence for the ancient world and discuss the strengths &
weaknesses of each.
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What were some Athenian arguments for and against undertaking the Sicilian Expedition?
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Explain the development of coinage in the Greek world. In the process, explain the difference
between a drachma, obol, and talent.
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What role did magic and oracles play in Greek society?
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What do we know about Minoan civilization, and what evidence do we have?
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What was Pericles’s strategy in the Peloponnesian War? What was the unintended
consequence?
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How were jurors selected in democratic Athens?
They where chosen by Lot ( by random) you still had to volunteer to have your name chosen
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Describe Spartan politics.
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What happened in the Battle of Thermopylae?
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Describe the arrangement of a typical Greek home and the use of space within it.
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Who were Draco and Solon? What did they do?
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Describe the relationship between Athens and its allies prior to the Peloponnesian War.
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What happened to the Mycenaean Greeks?
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What is Linear B?
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What makes the Greek Dark Age a dark age?
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What makes the Greek Dark Age a dark age?
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What were the Long Walls?
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What was the ephebeia?
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What was a metic? What happened if they didn’t pay their special tax?
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What was a trierarch?
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Who were the helots?
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Darius invaded Greece in retaliation for what event?
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Who was Cleisthenes?
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Were theatrical performances and athletic games part of Greek religion? Why or why not?
