Greek Civilizations Flashcards
1
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THALASSOCRACY
A
sea-based, martime supremacy
2
Q
PYLOS
A
where tablets of linear b writing system was found;
fell to attackers
3
Q
THOLOS
A
shrines for deceased royalty;
fortified
4
Q
FORTRESS-PALACES
A
(mycenaeans);
made of hge stone blocks;
“work of Cyclopes”
5
Q
INDO-AMERICAN ANCESTORS
A
Atlantic coast –> Indian sea;
Central Europe –> Greek Peninsula
6
Q
POLIS
A
city-state
7
Q
CLASSICUS
A
belonging to high qualit class
8
Q
ACROPOLIS
A
elevated citadel
9
Q
TEMPLES
A
oracles & priests speak to gods
10
Q
AGORA
A
market place & gathering for important discussions
11
Q
CITIZENSHIP
A
men 18 & above;
join state affairs;
vote;
voices be heard
12
Q
HELLENIC AGE
A
classical Greece;
before Alexander the Great’s death
13
Q
HOMER
A
bard & poet;
heroism;
Greek records;
Illiad & Odyssey
14
Q
DORIANS
A
conquered Myceneans
15
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PARTHENON
A
temple to goddess Athena
