At roughly what time period was the golden age of Ancient Greece?
2500 years ago
Who was the Ancient Greek writer of fables?
Aesop
Who was a Greek mathematician?
Pythagoras
Why should Americans study Ancient Greece?
Because they gave us things like Democracy, Literature, Theater, Philosophy, etc.
How is a city-state more than just a city?
It governed and had its own laws.
What term was not in use during the Golden Age of Greece? Why not?
Greece. It was not a united country at that time.
What is an agora?
A marketplace
How were women oppressed in Greece
They couldn't go to school after a young age, they couldn't vote, they could be killed for having affairs, and their main responsibility was to do housework.
What would happen to a family who did not have a male heir?
They would pass their wealth down to the closest male heir.
At what age did most girls get married?
15
What is a dowry?
The money that the wife brings to her husband when they get married.
What was the goal of every Greek wife?
To produce male heir
When was murder completely legal in Ancient Greece?
If a woman had an affair
What is a Greek adage about their newborn child?
If you have a boy, keep it. If you have a girl, expose it.
What ceremony did boys go through before becoming men?
They had their hair cut
Boys were sent off to do what at the age of eighteen?
Military duty
What does the word gymnos mean?
Unclothed
How long were men subject to the military draft?
Until they wer 60 years old
What is a lyre?
A 6-stringed instrument (like a harp)
What is rhetoric?
The art of speaking and writing effectively
What was the Greek word for one who participates in sport contests?
Athlete
What was a sophist?
A lover of wisdom
What was the most dangerous Greek sport?
Boxing
What is the "Bible" of the Greeks?
The Iliad
The gymnasium was the ancient predecessr of what modern institution?
Modern Workout Facility
What were the two tools teachers used to teach reading and writing
The Iliad and The Odyssey
When did education end for most boys?
18
Why were Greek men expected to keep their bodies in shape?
To go to war in good physical condition
According to the Greek moral code, what two crimes were capital offenses?
Failing to bury properly and dishonoring a guest
Explain how Greeks did not have a strict religious code.
They had dozens of gods
Spotting what kind of bird during the daytime foretold death?
Owl
What could a priest tell from an animals organs?
If the animal was undamaged and healthy, it meant good. If the animal's insides were rotten = bad.
What does fortuitous mean?
Occurring by chance
What is a pantheon?
A group of gods
What is an agury?
Telling the future by the pattern of the birds
What usually occurred after a Greek sacrifice
A feast
Where did the Oracle fo Delphi sit?
Above the crack in the ground
Which gods or goddess was most honored in Athens?
Athena
Whom did kings consult to learn their future?
Oracle of Delphi
How did citizens vote sometimes vote in Athens?
Placing a certain color of rocks into a pot
What groups were excluded from Athenian citizenship?
Women, slaves, and free foreigners
What type of Democracy did Athens have?
A direct Democracy
When did the Olympics occur?
776 BC
What Olympic contest was held at the Olympian Hippodrome?
Chariot Race
Were the Olympics the only games held in ancient Greece?
No
What was the Heraia?
Foot races
What are the five sports in the pentathalon?
Running, jumping, wrestling, discus, and javelin throwing
How were the lives of Spartan women different from the lives of Athenian women?
??? Ask your teacher.
Sparta was one of the few societies to produce no____.
Art
Spartan boys started their training at what age?
Seven
Spartan boys were yearly flogged for what reason?
To teach them to endure bodily pain
What did an apprenticeship of a young boy to an older boy accomplish?
Helped them form a bond
How were Spartan boys taught stealth?
The instructors gave them little food, which forced the boys to steal from the agora with only the shadows seeing them
What did the Spartans do with their unwanted children?
Threw them into a gorge, or chasam
What story demostrated Spartan discipline?
The Fox Cub
What was a Spartan's wedding night ritual?
Shaved the woman's head and she dressed like a man
What word is a synonym for gorge?
Chasam
Sparta was completely dedicated to the art of what?
Military strength
Hippocrates is often called
The father of medicine
How many children died in anicent Greece before the age of ten?
Half of them
What is leeching?
Bleed by use of leeches
Write one line from the Hippocratic Oath.
To hold him who has taught me and to live this art as XXXXX (can't read your writing) to my parents
How old was Alexander the Great when he became the King of Macedon?
20
What did Alexander spread around the world?
Greek culture
What empire did Alexander conquer?
Persian
What did Alexander the Great die of?
Poisoning or Malaria
Why was Alexander the Great a successful conquerer?
He used colonization
How was Socrates different from the sophists?
He did not accept money.
Who were the scientists of Ancient Greeks?
Ancient philosophers
What does philosophy mean in Greek?
The love of wisdom
What poison did Socrates drink?
Hemlock
What is the Socratic method?
The way of questioning
What was Plato's Academy named for?
Acedumus
What was the charge brought against Socrates?
Corrupting youth
How was the Dark Age of Greece different than the Golden Age of Greece?
The kings were different
What are three rumors about Homer?
He was a woman. He was blind. He was more than one person.
What is an epic poem?
A long story and one that involves a hero.
What is the plot of the Odyssey?
Odysseus' travels at sea from the war at Troy
What started the Trojan war?
The kidnapping of a princess
When did the real "Trojan War" probably occur?
1250 BC
Which did the Greeks like better? The Iliad or the Odyssey?
The Iliad, because it had so much action. It was a war story.
Herodotus is often called what?
The father of History
What wars did Herodotus write about?
Persian
What else did Herodotus write about?
Other cultures
What is "Western Civilization"?
GrecoRoman Tradition
Most Greek households have how many slaves?
Two
What does humane mean?
Sympathy
What is the rack?
A torture device that strengthens you
What were lawyers allowed to do to slaves in order to get information?
Torcher them
What were three jobs a slave might receive?
Work in the army, in the mines, or make pottery
Greeks believed your spirit would never be at rest if...
You weren't buried
What were two capital offenses in Ancient Greece?
To dishonor a guest, failing to bury a body, and tackling an enemy while collecting a body
How did one warship defeat another?
Running into the enemy ship.
What is a garland?
A spiral arrangement
What is a libation?
An act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
Where did Greeks obtain their slaves?
Barbarian nations
How did the rowers on a warship keep in time with each other?
The piping of a flute
Sparta was known for its infantry; Athens known for its
Powerful navy
What is a hoplite?
A person who provides his own armor
Where did Sparta and Athens stop King Xerxes' march into Greece?
The battle at Thermopolae
What is a phalax?
A battle formation formed as a shield wall
How many spectators could be seated in the theatron?
14,000
What amplified the voices of Greek actors?
Strong lungs and masks
What are satyrs?
One of a class in woodland dieties (read your writing... is this what it says?)
What does obscene mean in Greek?
Acts that should not be shown
What innovation did Sophocles create?
Adding a third character
What is a chorus?
A group of 12-15 men singing and dancing in response to what the character is doing
What is chatharsis?
Emotional cleansing (purging of emotions)
What theatrical innovation did the playwright Aeschylus come up with?
Adding a second character
What type of play is a crude parody?
Satyre
What type of play tells the downfall of a noble character
Tragedy
Who was the patron god of the theater?
Dionysus
Whose opinion did the chorus represent in Greek plays?
The public
Why are modern actors called Thespians?
Because they act in Thespis plays
Which type of play made fun of daily life in Athens?
Parody or Comedy
