Greek Foundations
Greek hospitality/guest-friendship
What is Xenia?
Father of History; chronicled the Persian Wars.
Who was Herodotus?
Pleasure as absence of pain; avoid politics.
Define Epicureanism.
Lyric poet from Lesbos; early female literary voice.
Who was Sappho?
Greek historian/soldier; wrote Anabasis about the March of the Ten Thousand.
Who was Xenophon?
Asty (urban center), agora (market/political), khora (countryside).
Components of a Polis
United Greeks, Persia defeated, Athens gained prestige.
Outcome of the Persian Wars?
Virtue is highest good; accept fate; public duty.
Define Stoicism.
The idea of shared Greek identity and culture.
What is Skepticism?
An alliance led by Athens against Persia.
Who were the Delian League?
Government ruled by a small elite.
What is Oligarchy
Athenian leader; expanded democracy; Parthenon.
Who was Pericles?
King of Macedon; reorganized phalanx; father of Alexander.
Who was Philip II?
School of thought doubting certainty of knowledge.
What is Skepticism?
Persian king; known for tolerance and empire building.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
To produce strong children and manage estates while men were at war.
What is the purpose of Spartan women
Athens vs. Sparta
Who fought the Peloponnesian War?
Scientist/inventor; “Eureka!”; advancements in math and engineering.
Who was Archimedes?
Playwright of New Comedy; everyday life themes.
What was Menander famous for?
Alexander the Great.
Who was Phillip II’s famous son?
Enslaved population of Sparta who farmed and supported Spartan society.
Who were the Helots?
Who “won” the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Large, diverse Hellenistic city with global culture.
What is a cosmopolis?
Elite military unit of paired lovers in Thebes; renowned loyalty and bravery.
What was the Theban Sacred Band?
Macedonia, Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Persia, Antigonid Greece.
What were the Hellenistic Kingdoms?