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Crete
site of minnoan civilization
Linear A
early form of language that used symbols as syllables to form words
Linear B
more advanced linear a
Wanax
lord or master
Basileus
King or chief who had a role in religious, political and judicial activity
Demos
a populace (territory+ ppl in it)
Polis
city state= city+ country side which were usually republican or oligarchic states
Oikos
household or family in city state
Kleros
plot of land for land allocation
Boule
a council of influential men
Agora
place of gathering for assembly of people
Homeric Epic
long narrative tales in verse or song recited in front of an audience
Trojan War
Agamemmnon laid to siege Troy and destroyed the city because his brother's wife was taken there by Paris
Paris
son of king priam of troy and brought helen back to troy
Helen
wife of menelaus and taken to troy
menelaus
ruler of sparta
Agamemmnon
wanax of Mycenae and brother of Menelaus
Iliad
40 days of 10 year of trojan war and Achilles was hero of the iliad
Penelope
bride of Odysseus known for her loyalty
Timē
public recognition of ones skill's and achievements (honor and respect) and involves visible mark of respect (extra meat, better seat at council etc.)
Hesoid
wrote theogany
Theogany
birth of the gods is a poem describing the origin of the Greek gods
Gaia
earth in theogany
Uranus/Ouranus
Sky in theogany
Cronus
father of zeus who tried to kill him but instead ate a stone
Greek alphabet
first phonetic alphabet
Panhellenic
What is common to all greeks is more important than what divided them
Synoecism
several separate communities formed into single political union
Oligarchy
Ruling of a few powerful families over everyone else
Magistrates
some kind of judge
Archon
The highest ranking magistrate in the city states elected by the Thessilian League and served for life
colony (apoika)
These colonies were indecent poleis and shared the same religion and kinship with their founding cities
Metropolis
The mother city of a colony. The mother city was close to the colony but they remained independent
Electrum
white gold
Works and days
Long epic poem about farming and common life written in the present and used "i"
Hoplite
heavily armored foot soldiers
Phalanx
tightly packed formation of soldiers
Tyranny
Tyranny: The illegal seizure and control of governmental power in a polis by a tyrant