Terms
A high, rocky hill where early people built cities.
Acropolis.
Who were the Minoans and what where did they live?
The Minoans were a group of people during the Bronze Age and they lived on Crete (an island in the Mediterranean Sea)
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
This character accidentally killed his father and married his mother.
Oedipus Rex
This philosopher was sentenced to death by Athens.
A member of a rich and powerful family.
Aristocrat.
Who were the Myceneans and where did they live?
The Myceneans were an agressive group of early Greeks. They lived on mainland Greece and on the islands.
The Ruler of the Sky and Land
Zeus
The two types of drama are...
Tragedy and comedy.
This Philosopher started a school in Athens, now considered the first university.
Plato
A sacred site used to consult a god or goddess; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods.
What era followed The Minoans and Myceneans?
The Greek Dark Ages.
The god of the underworld.
Hades
This woman opposed her uncle and was imprisoned for it.
Antigone.
This philosopher was Alexander the Great's private tutor/teacher and a huge influence on St. Thomas Aquinas.
Aristotle
A payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one.
Tribute
How would you describe the Greek Dark Age?
The Greek Dark Age was a time focused on survival. There could have been a famine or irregular temperatures effecting crops. There was little to no writing.
The god of the Sea.
Poseidon
Why did Antigone agrue against her father?
She wanted to do the will of the gods rather than her uncle's will.
What made Socrates and Plato's ideas different from most Athenians?
They believed that justice could only be acted out in truth and goodness. They believed there must be one god. They believed in reincarnation.
A type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character.
Tragedy
The god that made Achilles' shield.
Hephaestus