Week 1 Flashcards
Which ancient civilization did not speak Greek?
Minoan
Which ancient civilization spoke early Greek?
Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization inhabited the island of Crete
Minoan AND Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization inhabited the Greek mainland?
Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization valued luxury?
Minoan AND Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization was warring
Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization engaged in trade throughout the Mediterranean?
Minoan and Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization buried dead in tholios/tholi
Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization had pottery?
Minoan AND Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization wrote in Linear B
Mycenaean
Which ancient civilization wrote in Linear A
Minoan
Which ancient civilization existed from 2600 BC to 1400 BC?
Minoan
Which ancient civilization had frescoes?
Minoan AND Mycenean
Which ancient civilization had megarons?
Minoan AND Mycenean
Which ancient civilization used octopus style art?
Minoan AND Mycenean
Which ancient civilization used corbel arch?
Myceanaean
What where ancient Greek polis?
cities with distinct identities that had unique festivals and celebrations just for their polis
Describe ancient Athens.
-democracy
-valued education (esp. liberal arts)
-modern views on women rights
-located along coast
-wealthy
Describe ancient Sparta
-oligarchy
-military
-traditional views on women
-agricultural
Who was known as the “Father of Athenian Democracy?”
Cleisthenes
Who was one of the seven sages and accredited for laying the foundation for Athenian Democracy?
Cleisthenes
Who is Agamemnon?
Character in Homer’s book “Iliad” and King of Mycenae.
How was the Iliad passed down?
Dactylic hexameter (16 syllables, associated with epic poetry)
Relationship between music and astronomy in Ancient Greece?
Both connected to math, much music was about astronomy
