Vocabulary
vivid means
producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind
The playwright who wrote Oedipus the King
Sophocles
In what year did the Minoan civilization collapse?
1450 B.C.
Name of the period immediately after the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization.
Greek Dark Ages
What statesman helped Athens to usher in the Golden Age of prosperity?
Pericles
Greek theater was rooted in ...
Greek religion, a belief in many gods.
God of the seas
Poseidon
define delineate
describe or portray something precisely
Name of people who began settling the Greek mainland.
Mycenaeans
After the collapse of the Minoan's, what civilization became dominate? Where
Mycenaeans on Crete
What ancient writing system became the first true alphabet?
Phoenician writing system
A playwright who greatly contributed to the cultural flowering of Athens, a great intellectual center, impressive new buildings, and civic festivals.
Sophocles
Where did theater in ancient Greece originate from?
Annual festivals called Dionysia.
God of light
Apollo
define integrate
combine something to become whole
name 2 strongholds of the Mycenaeans
Thebes
Pylos
Athens
Mycenae
What famous city did the Mycenaeans attack?
Troy
The two most powerful city-states in Greece
Athens & Sparta
After Athens was defeated in the Peloponnesian War, who rose to power and rule over Athens?
Philip of Macedon
A group of singers who would sing the poem or story to the audience.
Chorus
God of wisdom
Athena
what root word is found in integrate? what does it mean?
teg-touch
Why were they called "Strongholds"?
thick-walled palaces decorated with bronze art work.
What was the name of the war in which Troy was attacked?
Trojan War
Describe Athen's government
The first true democracy where decision making was shared by all males (except slaves)
Son of Philip of Macedon, who became one of the greatest military conquerers of all time.
Alexander the Great
a group of four plays is known as a
tetralogy
Goddess of love
Aphrodite
Identify the root word found in volition. What does it mean?
vol-wish or will
How did the Mycenaeans learn about writing?
The Minoans taught them.
Name the famous literary work about the Trojan War.
Homer's Iliad & the Odyssey.
An Athenian soldier raced 26 miles to share news of a great battle named:
Battle of Marathon. He then collapsed and died. The 26-mile run called a marathon is thus named in his honor.
A temple built in Athens and dedicated to the goddess of Athena. Considered the greatest architectural structure in Greece.
The Parthenon
a greek word for "twist" or catastrophic ending
Strophe
The ruler over all gods
Zeus