Poets and Heroes
long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero
What is an epic poem?
a fortified area at the top of the central meeting place in a greek city-state
What is an acropolis?
In Athens, these people had the most rights.
Who are adult male citizens?
the most famous building on the Acropolis; dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of Athens
What is the Parthenon?
King of Macedonia, son of Philip II
Who is Alexander the Great?
War that is used to compose stories in the Iliad and the Odyssey
What is the Trojan War?
a ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats, gained support from the newly rich and the poor, and maintained power by using hired soldiers and fighting tactics
What are tyrants?
the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote
What is ostracism?
Sophocles' most famous play, with themes about pride and fate
What is Oedipus Rex? (or Oedipus the King)
school of though that says happiness can be achieved only when people gain inner peace by living in harmony with the will of God and that people should bear whatever life offers
What is Stoicism?
the first greek state
What is Mycenae?
greek city-state where young males received military training and lived in barracks run by the state
What is Sparta?
Form of government used in Ancient Athens
What is direct democracy?
Philosopher that developed a method of inquiry based on observation and investigation
Who is Aristotle?
wrote a textbook on plane geometry; his work has been used up to modern times
period in Greece, from approximately 100 B.C. to 750 B.C., in which few records of what happened exist
What is the Dark Age?
rival city-state to Sparta; young males were educated in physical education and intellectual and artistic pursuits.
What is Athens?
named after a dominant figure in Athenian politics, a period of history that saw the height of Athenian power and brilliance
What is the Age of Pericles?
Philosopher that developed the philosophy of ideal forms
Who is Plato?
school of thought that hold that happiness is the chief goal in life, and the means to achieve happiness was the pursuit of pleasure
What is Epicureanism?
The Greek word that a hero strives for; similar to excellence
What is arete?
In Spartan government, a group of five men responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens.
What are ephors?
war between Sparta and its allies and the Athenian Empire; it weakened the major Greek states and ruined any cooperation among them.
What is the Great Peloponnesian War?
A sculptor who used a method of teaching to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reasoning skills.
Who is Socrates?
DOUBLE POINTS!!! - the two items Alexander the Great kept under his pillow
What are a copy of the Iliad and a dagger?