Homer
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100
The Homeric poem titled the ______ has a simple plot that involves emotion and calamity and the _______ is complex and revolves upon character.
Iliad, Odyssey
100
Heinrich Schliemann was an amateur archaeologist who excavated at ______ and _______. He found lots of gold and what he thought was Agamemnon's death mask in the _______ ________ at grave circle A.
Troy, Mycenae, shaft graves
100
An example of Mycenaean sculptue is the terracotta figurines of females shaped and named after the Greek letters of ____ and ____
Phi and Psi
100
In the _________ of the magazines at Knossos the Minoans would store things such as grain and wine in the large storage jars known as ________.
Corridor, pithoi
100
It is believed that the _________ learned to write from the Minoan Linear A script based in the findings of both Linear A and B at __________.
Mycenaeans, Knossos
200
In book 10 of the Odyssey, Odysseus visits _____, the god of the sun, and the men devour his sacred _______ which they were forbidden to do by Odysseus.
Helios, cattle
200
____________ translated Linear B by figuring out it was the _______ language written out in a different script.
Michael Ventris, greek
200
________ pottery is also known as eggshell ware because of the thinness of its clay. Another example of Minoan pottery is _____ pottery which predates the First Palace Period.
Kameres, Vasiliki
200
The __________ walls at Mycenae are made of large roughly shaped pieces of limestone. The walls near the lion gate are made using ______ masonry.
cyclopean, ashlar
200
Identify what an epic poem is.
long poetic narrative about significant events often featuring a hero. Always begin with an invocation to a muse. The Iliad and Odyssey are examples
300
The Aegean island of ______ and the town of Izmir known as ________ both claim to be the birth place of Homer.
Chios, Smyrna
300
The ____ (# of) different layers of Troy were identified and categorized by __________ through his study of the sites stratigraphy.
9, Wilhelm Dorpfeld
300
What aspect of the Vapheio cups is connected to the Minoans and what aspect is connected to the Mycenaeans?
capture of bulls using nets (Mycenaean) and by decoy cow (Minoan)
300
Bull leaping was thought to have taken place in the ________ _______ in the palace of Knossos. The _______ side of the palace was for business while the _________ side of the palace was for living.
Central court, west, east
300
What does syllabary mean?
Each symbol represents a syllable of the word instead of a letter. Linear B is written in this style
400
Name the 3 major themes in book 9 of the Odyssey (Hint: Polyphemus vs. Odysseus)
Major themes of identity (Nobody), hospitality (Polyphemus vs Greek customs), and civilization (Odysseus) vs. barbarianism (Polyphemus).
400
Identify Arthur Evans
Discovers Minoan Civilization. Tries to rebuild aspects of Knossos where he excavated. Found clay tablets with Linear A & B
400
Name 1 example of fresco and explain what it is
Wall paintings created using drying plaster. Used to decorate many places including the Palace of Knossos (ex. Dolphin fresco found in the Queen's Megaron)
400
Identify what a Tholos tomb is and name 2 architectural techniques that are involved in its construction.
Tomb that is shaped like a beehive buried under hills. Mycenaean burial custom used later on (peak of Mycenaean civ). Treasury of Atreus is an example. Uses corbelling, a relieving triangle, and post and lintel construction.
400
What does in medias res mean?
Latin term for beginning in the middle. Starting the story in the middle of the action to capture the audience's attention immediately. Will go back to previous action through flashbacks.
500
Name the 4 anachronisms found within the Iliad and Odyssey
Mentions seated statues of the gods however bronze age statues were always standing. Talks of cremation but the Mycenaeans used Tholos tombs or shaft graves (inhumation). Mentions Iron weapons but bronze was the metal of this time period. Says there were groups of men fighting in formation however battle was done one on one.
500
Identify Carl Blagen
Refined Dorpfelds work at Troy by subdividing each level into alphabetical divisions.
500
Identify faience and give one example of a piece of faience art
Terracotta material covered with glaze made mainly from crushed quartz. Creates a glossy surface when fired. The Snake Goddess figurine is made using faience
500
What are some features of the Mycenean megaron?
Had a fixed hearth, 4 pillars, and a throne. There was a formal court leading to the porch which led to a vestibule to the Megaron proper. Decorated with frescoes.
500
What is dactylic hexameter?
Poetic meter in which greek poetry is written. Succession of long and short syllables to a line.
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