Greek and Carthage Review

Mythology

100

This is the name for the cycle of hospitality that made it possible for poets to tell stories.

Xenia

200

This is one of the major ideas in Greek mythology.

Forces always create their opposite, cycles are important, numbers are really important

300

This is how Metis ended up in Zeus's head and why he felt it was necessary to swallow her.

Zeus was afraid his first child would overthrow him and so he married Metis and swallowed her when she was a fly during a shape-shifting game.

400

This goddess was a protector of wild animals and girls until they were married.  This god was her twin brother, the god of prophecy and poetry.

Artemis and Apollo

500

This god probably originated in India and was the god of wine, festivity, and madness.

Dionysus

Athens

100

These Athenians were in charge and able to work in politics and business.

Male Athenians

200

This Athenian was known as the "First Citizen of Democratic Athens" because he solidified direct democracy in Athens.

Pericles

300

This Athenian curbed the excesses of the upper classes and established laws over powerful families and women.

Drakon

400

This Athenian came up with the logical reasoning that said, "If all men are mortal and Socrates is a man, then Socrates is mortal." The name of the reasoning is this.

Aristotle; Doctrine of Syllogism

500

This is the story of Athens mythical foundation.

Athena, Poseidon; a salt water well vs. olives 

Sparta

100

This is one of the values of Spartan society.

Honor; courage; xenophobia; indifference to heat, pain, or cold; trust in other citizens

200

This was the group in Sparta that decided foreign and domestic policy, voted on law changes, and appointed military commanders.

Apella

300

This group in Spartan society was 28 over-60 year old males who held the position for life.

Gerousia

400

This is what Lycurgus gave to Spartan society.

The Spartan system that created fighting men, citizen self-government, and individual's loyalty to the group

500

This is the name of the lower middle class of Sparta who were people of Messina and Laconia who had social rights but no political rights.

Perioikoi

Olympics

100

This Olympic event involved throwing an opponent over your shoulder and had only one rule, no biting.

Wrestling

200

This Olympic sport involved wrapping one's hands in himantes and fighting until one man was knocked out or forfeited.

Boxing

300

This Olympic event was a challenge that required the winner to be good at discus, javelin, running, jumping, and wrestling.

Pentathlon

400

This Olympic event combined boxing and wrestling, it's closest to MMA fighting today.

Pankration

500

This is the number of Crown Games and the name of two of them.

Four; Olympia, Isthmia, Pythia, Nemea

Carthage

100

This is one of the major Phoenician cities before the fall of Tyre.

Tyre, Byblos, Sidon, Arwad

200

Who was the founding Queen of Carthage?

Elissa or Dido

300

This location in Carthage has the most remains of the original settlements after the Romans built overtop of them.

Byrsa Hill

400

This is why we know so little about the Carthaginian civilization.

When the Romans defeated Carthage for the third time, they destroyed everything they could in the city because they hated them so much.

500

These two things allowed Phoenicia to become a dominant trading power.

Their sailing ability and the quality of their ships.