The History and Culture of Ancient Greece: Test Notes
Monday, September 8th, 2014
— Around the Crimean Sea, there is good land to grow land
— Greek has several dialects i.e.: (Attic Greek, Doric Greek [Spartans],
— Political units separated by Valleys
— Athens- Attica, Sparta- Laconia are examples of city states/polis.
— All the city-states are extremely competitive with one another; constantly at war
— Spartans beat Mecinians during 700 BC and enslaves them (Helots)… for 300 years
— Common themes in Greeks were religion
— Pantheon of Gods
Zeus… Hera
Athena…. Aphrodite (Venus) Apollo is Zeus’s son
— Greek culture is competitive.. men are in constant competition with one another
— Greeks do not like the idea of equality; they always try to prove they are better i.e. richer, better family, smarter, better looking, better body and they always compete to prove it
— Honor v Equality
— Greeks enslave ppl
— is real says if you win war kill men, sell women and kids
— Athletics competition (way to prove competition w.out violence, through physical abilities)
— Olympia; cities bring best athletes to compete peacefully
— Mt. Olympus where all the greek god are
— When you compete, you offer the winnings to the God Zeus in his honor
— If you win for your city, they give free food and etc for the rest of your life (Athens) Vs. given the privilege of marching in the front war of Sparta
Reading:
* Page 54 * crisis… heart & soul of the issue * inequalities of the rich and the poor * Rich and Poor vs. Aristocrats and Peasants * Peasant = is an economic role; free; make living off of farming * Peasants v Farmers: Farmers grow to sell (business) while peasants grow crops to live and to eat w. families… not to sell (known today as subsistence farming; just enough to get by) * Hesiod: Writes poem called “Works + Days” aka how to run your farm * Peasant farmers live in the world of “limited goods”….. no plans for life, stay home & farm * Aristocrats are those
— Around the Crimean Sea, there is good land to grow land
— Greek has several dialects i.e.: (Attic Greek, Doric Greek [Spartans],
— Political units separated by Valleys
— Athens- Attica, Sparta- Laconia are examples of city states/polis.
— All the city-states are extremely competitive with one another; constantly at war
— Spartans beat Mecinians during 700 BC and enslaves them (Helots)… for 300 years
— Common themes in Greeks were religion
— Pantheon of Gods
Zeus… Hera
Athena…. Aphrodite (Venus) Apollo is Zeus’s son
— Greek culture is competitive.. men are in constant competition with one another
— Greeks do not like the idea of equality; they always try to prove they are better i.e. richer, better family, smarter, better looking, better body and they always compete to prove it
— Honor v Equality
— Greeks enslave ppl
— is real says if you win war kill men, sell women and kids
— Athletics competition (way to prove competition w.out violence, through physical abilities)
— Olympia; cities bring best athletes to compete peacefully
— Mt. Olympus where all the greek god are
— When you compete, you offer the winnings to the God Zeus in his honor
— If you win for your city, they give free food and etc for the rest of your life (Athens) Vs. given the privilege of marching in the front war of Sparta
Reading:
* Page 54 * crisis… heart & soul of the issue * inequalities of the rich and the poor * Rich and Poor vs. Aristocrats and Peasants * Peasant = is an economic role; free; make living off of farming * Peasants v Farmers: Farmers grow to sell (business) while peasants grow crops to live and to eat w. families… not to sell (known today as subsistence farming; just enough to get by) * Hesiod: Writes poem called “Works + Days” aka how to run your farm * Peasant farmers live in the world of “limited goods”….. no plans for life, stay home & farm * Aristocrats are those