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how were early plays usually performed by

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drunk men in goat skins

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characteristics of early plays

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-sang songs to welcome gods
-tribes competed
-usually no more than 2-3 people

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what were tragedies based on

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stories and mythology

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what does tragos ode mean

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goat song

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what were some of Euripedes plays?

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madea and hercules

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what was the comedy written by Aristophenes

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lysistrats: tale about how women bribe men with no sex to end the war

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what were the popular sculptures in greek art

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the human form

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whats the difference between black and red figure ceramics?

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black: the entire thing was painted black and details were carved out of it, showing the red under
red: the background was painted black

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what was pre-alexandria’s primary occupation

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small scale farming

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what were the two types of slaves in Athens

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Chattel and criminals

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describe Chattel slaves

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-bought, sold, leased
-30% population were slaves
-treated well, had many rights
-worked in businesses/homes
-usually had no more than 5

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where did criminal slaves work

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mines and mills
-very short life span, were abused

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describe slavery in sparta

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-primarily serfdom (helots)
-awful treatment
-target practice for trainees

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what role did women play in politics in pre-alexandria

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-excluded from political and economic power
- worked through men in their lives

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describe pre-alexandrian marriage

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arranged, dowry
-women: early teens
-men: 30’s

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describe prostitution in pre-alex

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-male and female
- pornei, independent, hetaerae, sacred

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describe the pornei

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worked in brothels

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18
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describe hetaerae

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high class prostitutes

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19
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describe homosexuality in women

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not unusual but banned for married women

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20
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describe homosexuality in men

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older males with younger males
- rite of passage

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21
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when were the first olympic games held

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776

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where were the olympics held

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polis of olympia

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who were the first to settle the Tiber river

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indo-european

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who influenced rome in 800

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Etruscans, greeks and phoenicians

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how old is Italy
155
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who settles northern italy/ Adriatic sea
estruscans
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who dominated through superior weapons
Etruscans
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who are the carthaginians
phoenicians
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what was the birth of the republic sparked by
a rape in 509
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what does res republica mean
the public thing
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what was a republic back then
a state without a monarch ruled by the senate and people
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who were the people in the senate
noble familied men (patricians)
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what does patrician mean
father of the senate
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what are plebs
citizens (the mass)
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what made you a citizen in republican government
owning land
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describe proletarians
free non-citizens -cant vote
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what branch is equal to consuls today
executive
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how were consuls elected in the beginning
from the senate
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what were the consuls terms like
- 1 year - no repeats - 2 served at same time
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where did the 2 consuls rule
one in the city, one in military
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who were the censors
-from senate -originally tax assessors -whistleblowers
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when does rome conquer italy
3d century
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how did romes conquest tactics change while conquering italy
encourages assimilation and integration
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who fought in the punic wars
romans and carthiginians
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describe the first punic war
-rode to “imperium” -Rome takes Carth. possessions like sicily
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who did the second triumvirate kill
JC’s assassin
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describe lepidus
- JC second in command - accused of usurpation (taking power) - gets exiled - died in 12 or 13
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what was mark antony’s political position
politician and general - second in command
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who was mark antony’s lover and ally
cleopatra
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describe mark Antony’s family problems
- married octavians sister octavia - neglected family for cleopatra - distributed parts of kingdom to her and their illegitimate kids
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who was an enemy of octavian by 33
mark antony
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describe octavians political positions
-3d in command of tri. - most powerful and rich
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who was octavian to JC
He was his adopted son
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who exiled lepidus and defeated mark antony
octavian
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who was the first ruler of the roman empire i. -27-14
octavian
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how did octavian become consul for life
he forced an election
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what did octavian do to the senate
he enlarged it and packed it with people loyal to him
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what does augustus mean
revered one
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what name did octavian prefer
princeps
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why was welfare put in place
to gain favor from the poor
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what were public works used for
stimulate economy, roads, aqueducts
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what did the troop reduction do
went fron 250k soldiers to 150k
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what was the praektorian guard
specially trained soldiers to guard government officials - 10k
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what does pax romana mean
peace of rome
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when was rome unified and generally peaceful
31-180
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differentiate between eastern and western rome
east - spoke greek - provinces governed by procurators west - spoke latin - municipia (like counties) ruled by elected governors
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define duodecim tabularum
the twelve tables
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define mos maiorum
the ways of our ancestors -yes ma’am and no ma’am
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what is jus gentium
laws of the nations
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what is legacy in law
that fairness is the goal of law
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what were virgils “acheid”
official versions of romes founding
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what was in The Forum
rhetoric, law and religion
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what is patria potestas
power of the father -the father could kill his child without punishment
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what was sui juris
womens rights (the little they had)
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how was divorce in rome
they had no fault divorce
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what was abortion like in rome
less frequent but became more towards the end
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how was sex viewed in rome
only for making babies, doms and subs were social structures
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how were the gays viewed
unacceptable in early days but warmed up to it
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how did jus gentium help with local autonomy
people with different religions were supported in their ways such as protecting their temples with guards
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CRITICAL THINKING describe the punic wars
- 264-146 - 3 wars between carthage and rome - first: rome defeated carthage and took sicily - second: hannibal invade italy, but rome won in battle of Zama - 3d: ended with rome defeating Carthage and enslaving its people - made rome the dominant power in the mediterranean
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CRITICAL THINKING describe the second triumvirate
- political alliance formed in 43 BC - Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus to defeat JC assassins - enacted proscriptions, killing political enemies like cicero - defeated brutus and cassius in 42BC, taking control of rome - tensions arose, Lepidus sidelined and Antonys alliance with cleo led to war with Octavian in 31BC - Octavian wins and Antony/Cleo commit suicide - Octavian romes first emperor
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CRITICAL THINKING gender roles, relations + identities
- women has certain rights due to sui juris but only if the head of household died or if they were emancipated - women usually married around 12-17 years old while of course the men would be much older. - divorce was fairly simple during this time, having no fault divorces and even women able to initiate a divorce - abortion in the beginning was not very popular but became more frequent as time passed. - It was also believed during this time that sex was only for reproduction and that the roles dom and sub were very important

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