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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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What was the Delian League?

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An Athenian alliance formed after defeating the Persian invasion

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Who was Pericles?

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Respected Athenian statesman

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What were Pericles’s main goals?

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To strengthen Athenian democracy and glorify Athens

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Main Idea- Greece/Golden Age

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Democratic principles + classical culture flourished during Greece’s golden age

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Relevance-Greece/Golden Age

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At its height, Greece set lasting standards in art, politics, lit, and philosophy that are still adhered to today

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When was the Age of Pericles?

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461-429 BCE

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How did Pericles strengthen Athenian democracy?

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Since government positions were unpaid, originally only wealthy people could afford to hold this position. Pericles increased the # of paid positions, and now even the poorest could serve if chosen, since he would receive a salary.

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Why was Pericles’s speech inaccurate? (please study that on your own)

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It says whole people but what about women?

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How did Pericles ‘glorify’ Athens?

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By stealing cash from the League communal fund and using it to beautify Athens, buying gold, ivory, marble and building the Parthenon.

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Who was Phidias?

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The most famous sculptor in Athens (remember it sounds like Phineas, who was amazing at building stuff :P )

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What impact did Persian invasion have on Greece?

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It unified and empowered the Athenians and they started fighting for each other instead of a king

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12
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Who was Aspasia?

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Pericles’s wife

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13
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Study Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns.

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Awesome.

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What did the Parthenon represent to the Athenians? Why was it so important?

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Freedom, after they were attacked. They were almost killed, but, well, they weren’t. Yay.

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How did Pericles obtain the funds for the Parthenon?

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Stealing from the Delian League along w/ the other things in the name of glorifying Athens

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16
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Was the athenian democracy truly in hands of all the people?

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No. Although Athenian citizens were widely represented at all levels of government, citizens only small part of athenian total population

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17
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Who in Athens qualified to be a citizen?

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male eighteen year old or older w/ a citizen father

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How was the Parthenon built?

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Wooden frame built around each block of stone and pulled by oxen to site, then pulleys were used to lift them.

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What was the centerpiece of the Parthenon?

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Statue of goddess of Athena, made of ivory and a ton of gold

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20
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How did Pericles’s opponents attack him and his temple?

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Claimed pericles was dressing Athens up like a pretentious woman and used others’ gold to make it more so

21
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How was the new sculpture style better than the old one?

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The first style seemed unnatural

22
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How were laws passed in Athens?

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Voted on and proposed directly by an assembly of all citizens

23
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How were leaders chosen in Athens?

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By lot

24
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How were laws carried out in Athens?

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Executive branch composed of 500 man council

25
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How big were the juries in Athens?

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It varied

26
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Who was Polyclitis?

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architect of theater of epidaurus

27
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what was a scayner?

A

a scene

28
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What was the supposed correlation between theater and healing?

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Theater was medicine. Plays at this time were fundamentally musical experiences. A distressed individual could for example ease his nerves by listening to calming music or watching a funny show. This is why the theater was next to the healing center.

29
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Where was the theater?

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Next to the healing center

30
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What was the purpose of the two story stage building?

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Painted as backdrop and special effects

31
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How were perfect acoustics achieved in the theater?

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No completely flat surface, so when the sounds hit the wall it is diffused in many different directions. Enhances the original sound by stretching it a little longer then it was

32
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How were sounds made even clearer in the theater?

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Used a resonator, tuned to frequencies they wanted to delete so the audience could hear the sounds more clearly

33
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What is tragedy?

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Serious form of drama w downfall of heroic or noble character, who often has a tragic flaw

34
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What is comedy?

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Humorous form of drama, often including slapstick (physical comedy)

35
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Ancient Olympics vs. Modern: Who could participate?

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Men of Greek descent/Both sexes, various countries

36
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Ancient Olympics vs. Modern: How many athletes?

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Few hundred/2600 from 77 countries

37
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Ancient Olympics vs. Modern: Religious significance?

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Held as a religious event to honor Greek god Zeus/None

38
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Ancient Olympics vs. Modern: Winners?

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One only/Gold, silver, bronze medals awarded

39
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Ancient Olympics vs. Modern: Where?

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Olympia, Greece/anywhere in the world

40
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Ancient Olympics vs. Modern: What season?

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Summer only/Summer and Winter

41
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Polis

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City-State

42
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What was unique about Olympia?

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It was the only place in the world where both gods and men were worshipped

43
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What types of races did the Greek have?

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200,400, and 5000 meters; later came the pentathlon (running, jumping, discus, wrestling and javelin.)

44
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How was the final Olympic victor chosen from the remaining two athletes?

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hey would fight it out in wrestling and boxing combat.

45
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How long did athletes train for the Olympics? Why could only wealthy compete?

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10 months on their own, followed by one month @ Olympia. Only the wealthy could afford to train for that long without working.

46
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What took place in the “echo-colony?”

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A contest for trumpeters and heralds

47
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What took place in the Hippodrome?

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Chariot and horse races (it was the horse race track)

48
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What did the victor of the Olympics receive?

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A band around his head, a palm branch to wave and an olive wreath to take home. Allowed his pick of heiresses, fame, and good meals at public expense.

49
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Why were the Olympics eventually abolished?

A

Roman emperor considered them pagan.

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