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Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, procreation. Her Roman equivalent is Venus. She enticed Paris to choose her as the most fair (in the Judgment of Paris), by rewarding him with Helen of Troy—thus sparking the Trojan War.
Who is Aphrodite?
100
City in NW Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) that was the location of a war described in the Iliad.
What is Troy?
100
Greek mathematician, known for geometry and astronomy.
Who is Archimedes?
100
What is the sea to the west of Greece, in between Greece and southern Italy/Sicily?
What is the Ionian Sea?
100
Word for "province" of Persian empire.
What is a satrapy?
200
Goddess of wisdom craft, and war. The Roman equivalent is Minerva. She is known for a calm temperament, and justice.
Who is Athena?
200
This civilization lasted until about 1450 BC. t preceded Mycenaean Civilization, which preceded the ancient Greek civilization. Knossos, on Crete, is the largest known site, and is considered Europe's oldest city.
What is Minoa?
200
What is the sea between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey, south of the Black Sea?
What is the Aegean Sea?
200
A time, around 1200-1150 BC, during which several societies / cultures / kingdoms collapsed: the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and Syria, the New Kingdom of Egypt.
What is the Bronze Age collapse?
300
The legend of the beginning of the Trojan War. The gods were celebrating the marriage of Peleus and Thetis (eventually parents of Achilles). Eris had not been invited because (since she was the goddess of discord) she had a tendency to stir up trouble. Eris tossed a golden apple into the party; it is inscribed "for the fairest one." Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all claim it. Zeus asks Paris of Troy to decide which goddess is the fairest. Hera offers him supreme power; Athena offers him wisdom, fame, and glory in battle. Aphrodite offers him Helen of Troy, supposedly the most beautiful mortal woman in the world—and as the goddess of desire, she causes Paris to become obsessed with Helen at first site. Paris awards the apple to Aphrodite, and Paris claims Helen (even though she is married to King Menelaus of Sparta). The Greeks, in turn, begin to battle the Trojans.
What is the Judgment of Paris?
300
This civilization followed the Minoan Civilization. It was the first advanced civilization in mainland Greece.
What is the Mycenaean Civilization?
300
A stone or wooden slab, taller than it is wide, used as a monument for funerary or other purposes. Sometimes used to announce government edicts, etc.
What is a stele?
300
The largest and most populous of the Greek islands, once the center of Minoan civilization.
What is Crete?
300
The seat of the oracle that was consulted on important decisions throughout the ancient classical world.
What is Delphi?
400
One of the main figures of the Iliad, which focuses on his anger first at the Greek commander over taking a woman from him, and then at Hector, for slaying his friend Patroclus. Legend has it that he was shot in the foot by Paris of Troy; his heel was said to be the only vulnerable part of him.
Who is Achilles?
400
Settlement built on elevated ground; in particular, the ancient citadel located in Athens that included buildings such as the Parthenon. A type of city center.
What is the Acropolis?
400
Philosophy based on teachings o Epicurus, who believed that happiness was the greatest good, and a goal unto itself, which could be reached by living modestly, gaining knowledge, and limiting ambition.
What is Epicureanism?
400
What is a region in modern-day Turkey (ancient Anatolia) which with Athenian support revolted against Persian rule in around 500 BC, igniting the Greco-Persian Wars?
What is Ionia?
400
Home of the gods.
What is Mount Olympus?
500
In the Greek pantheon, goddess of women and marriage; married to Zeus
Who is Hera?
500
A former temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena, constructed from 447-438 BC, zenith of Doric order, built on Athenian Acropolis.
What is the Parthenon?
500
School of philosophy founded in Athens in 3rd century BC; encouraged people to avoid emotion, which Stoics argued brought about destructive errors in judgment. This school of thought was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium (334-262 C).
What is Stoicism?
500
Concept devised by historians of ancient Greece to explain the shift from pre-classical dialect and traditions to classical (or Dorian) dialects and traditions. The Dorians were a people who were able to conquer the Greeks beginning the time period known as the "Greek Dark Ages" (1100-800 BC). The Dorians were warriors who had the use of metal (rather than stone) weapons. During this time period, there wasn’t much art or written literature, but there were storytellers and a common language.
What is the Dorian invasion?
500
Simplest type of Greek columns, used at Parthenon?
What is Doric?