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Deme |
A political division of Attica in Ancient Greece |
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Polis |
An ancient greek city-state |
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Acropolis |
A citadel or fortified part of an Ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill. (Upper fortified part of Greek city) |
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Agora |
A public open space used for assemblies/markets |
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Cleisthenes Reforms |
A highly complicated revision of tribal and religious associations that had endured for centuries. Above all else they were an attempt to make the different factions and regions of Athens into one people, with a popular assembly and the necessary institutions to make that assembly work. |
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Olympians |
Any of the 12 Greek Gods regarded as living in Olympus. ( Also known as a competitor in the Olympic games) |
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Athena |
Greek goddess of wisdom and strategy. Daughter of Zeus. |
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Persephone |
A daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Abducted and made to stay in the underworld causing seasons that depended on when she was away/returned. |
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Poseidon |
God of the sea (main recognition), water, earthquakes, and horses. Known for having a trident |
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Prometheus |
Known as the deity in Greek mythology who created mankind and its greatest benefactor. Stole fire from Mt. Olympus and gave it to mankind. |
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Atlas |
A titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders; one who bears a heavy burden |
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Zephyrus |
The god of the west wind, one of the four direction Anemoi (wind gods). Also the god of spring |
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Pandora |
NOT THE DELICIOUS PIZZA PLACE :( |
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Sanctuary |
Sacred place in the ancient world that could be in natural surroundings like the interior of caves or tops of hills or in man-made shrines |
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Boule |
A legislative council of ancient Greece consisting first of an aristocratic advisory body and later of a representative senate. |
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Naos |
a place in Greek temples in the inner area containing a statue of the god. |
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Stylobate |
Essentially the floor of the temple, it is the platform the temple lies on. Top step of the crepidoma, the stepped platform upon which colonnades of temple columns are placed. |
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Peristyle |
a row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or internal garden or edging a veranda or porch. |
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Pediment |
The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style typically surmounting a portico of columns. Essentially this is the pointed tip of some of the columned buildings. |
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Entasis |
A slight convex curve in the shaft of the column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft. Essentially this means the column is curved to look a little bit more robust rather than curved inward. |
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Antefix |
Vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a tiled roof. Sometimes carved. These are essentially like pretty gargoyles up on the tops of buildings so you don't see where tiles end(??) |
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Geometric Period |
time of dramatic transformation that led to the establishment of primary Greek institutions. The Greek city-state (Polis!!) was formed, the Greek alphabet was developed and new opportunities for trade and colonization were realized in cities. |
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Archaic Period |
Followed the Greek Dark Ages. Saw the rise of poleis (singular polis) the founding of colonies, the annexation of some of the eastern poleis by the Persian empire as well as the first inklings of classical philosophy. |
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Myron |
Greek sculptor, considered by the ancients as one of the most versatile and innovative of all attic sculptors. Most famous sculpture- Athena with a Satyr playing the flute and Discoplois man with disc getting ready to fling it. Epitome of classical sculpture- balance& naturalism. |
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Polyklietos |
A Greek sculptor, he created many bronze sculptures. Cared about anatomy in his creations. |
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Black Figure Pottery |
Figures were drawn onto the natural clay in black pigment |
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Red Figure Pottery |
Replaced old form of pottery. This form had decoration outlined in black but the outline with filled black left the figures themselves red. Opposite of the old form of pottery |
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Kylix |
A wide drinking bowl with horizontal handles used to drink wine. There was usually a painting on it. |
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Krater(types) |
Bell (only red figure pottery)
Calyx Volute (egg shaped) These were used for mixing wine and water They were used at drinking parties |
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Mosaic |
Decoration of a surface with designs made up of closely set usually variously colored small pieced of material such as stone mineral glass tile or shell. |
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Fresco |
A technique of mural painting that involves painting in water color on wet plaster. |
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Archytas |
an Ancient Greek philosopher known for being the founder of mechanical mathematics ( lol yo eff this guy then) |
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Drachma |
A silver coin in Ancient Greece #$$$ #makemoneygetturnt |
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Daktylos |
Attic Greek unit of length (a finger length ish) |
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Schoinion |
Measure of something large such as a building. Used a long rope divided into 8 knots 100 cubics total length |
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Delian Leadue |
An alliance of Greek city states led by Athens to liberate Eastern Greek cities from Persian rule. This eventually evolved into the Athenian empire. |
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Hoplite |
A type of solider in Ancient Greece. Most common type Typically held a spear and sword |
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Peltasts |
Man who used a javelin. A "slinger" commonly used in wars. Coined a term we frequently use for nailing someone with an object. |
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Gastraphetes |
Hand held ross bow used by Ancient Greeks |
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Ship Shed |
Long narrow buildings that were used to protect ships when they came ashore. Ancient ships could not stay in the water forever or else they would become water logged so they were taken ashore and kept in these buildings. |
