Beginnings Flashcards
Which group that we discussed are not actually Greeks?
Minoans
What did the Minoans achieve artistically?
Frescos
Who were the earliest Greeks- Indo-Europeans culturally?
Mycenaean
Which great poet wrote his masterpieces during this time period? 1600-1000BC
Homer
What were Homers 2 poems called and who were the heroes?
Ilian- Ichilles
Odyssey- Ulysses
What 2 virtues were emphasized in the epic poems that the Greeks embraced?
Honor
Courage
What impact did the Greeks have on the surrounding areas?
Colonization
What were 2 of the items the Greeks based their trading on?
Olive oil
Wine
How did they improve the Phoenician alphabet after they adopted it?
Added vowels
Define “polis”
People or citizens
What is the Acropolis and the agora?
Acropolis-marketplace
Agora-hill
Who are hoplites?
Who are helots?
Hoplites-soldiers
Helots-slaves
What are tyrants?
What are 2 other forms of government the Greeks used?
Tyrants-people who took over by force
Democracy
Monarchy
Which 2 city-states dominated the Greek world during this time?
Which of the 2 was organized around the idea of warfare?
Athens
Sparta
Sparta
What had the greatest impact on the beginnings of Greek culture geographically? How?
Mountains
Isolation
