Ancient History Year 2 Greece

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Decks in this class (20)

Athenian Democracy
What are the four classes of athe...,
What was the role of the archons ...,
Who was the eponymous archon elec...
14  cards
Workings of Athenian Democracy
What was the role of the boule in...,
How were councillors selected for...,
What is sortition
11  cards
Politics of Athens
Who were two key figures in early...,
What were significant cultural as...,
Which playwright wrote hippolytus
28  cards
The Changing Nature of Leadership
What does the mytilene debate ill...,
How does thucydides describe peri...,
According to thucydides who truly...
19  cards
Roles of Non-Citizens in Athens
What is the term for the legal ac...,
What is a graphe in athenian lega...,
What does dikast refer to in anci...
30  cards
Roles of Women in Athens
What was the status of women in a...,
How did women in athens differ ba...,
What was the significance of peri...
11  cards
Influence of New Thinking
What intellectual revolution bega...,
Who was thales of miletus and wha...,
What significant contribution did...
16  cards
Sophists and Rhetoric
Who is regarded as the father of ...,
In what year did gorgias come to ...,
What type of speech is the encomi...
17  cards
Socrates
Who are the primary sources of ou...,
What was socrates accused of corr...,
In which year was socrates born
12  cards
Drama and the Sophists
What is the title of the play wri...,
In what genre is aristophanes clo...,
What significant theme does cloud...
19  cards
Tragedy and the Sophists
Which poet is most influenced by ...,
What word does euripides frequent...,
In euripides play orestes what le...
8  cards
Socrates and Democracy
What is socrates main argument ag...,
According to socrates what was a ...,
Who authored the philosophical di...
10  cards
The Athenian Building Program
What was the significance of the ...,
Where were the main buildings of ...,
Which developments occurred outsi...
18  cards
The Parthenon
What is the parthenon dedicated to,
What is a peripteral temple,
How many columns does the parthen...
21  cards
The Acropolis
What does the word acropolis mean,
What was the religious centre of ...,
Name one of the four key building...
20  cards
Temples in Attica
What was one of the key religious...,
Which three architects were invol...,
What was required by the nature o...
16  cards
Comedy as a Genre
What is the origin of the term co...,
What key element was central to t...,
Which symbol was prominently feat...
12  cards
Athenian Attitude to Religion
How did the athenians demonstrate...,
What was significant about the al...,
Who was anaxagoras and what was h...
14  cards
Religious Festivals in the Athenian Calendar
What was the grandest festival of...,
What does panathenaia mean,
What was the main event of the pa...
20  cards
The Panathenaia
What is a rhapsode,
What musical instruments were com...,
What is an apobates
22  cards

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