Question

1) How has the environment and topography of Greece affected the development of Greek culture?

2) What are the main periods of Greek history from 2000 BC to 31 BC? For each period write name, date, and a couple of important characteristics

3) What are the main differences between the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures?

4) When are Greek Myths created? How many types of myths are there in Greece? Which type was created first and which one was created second and why?

5) Describe the connection between myths and poetry in the Dark Ages

6) What is a polis? When does it emerge and what are the types of government that develop in the different poleis?

7) What is Individualism, when does it emerge, and how is it expressed?

8) What is Idealism, when does it emerge, and how is it expressed in art?

9) What is Realism, when does it emerge, and how is it expressed in art?

10) Which period is the Golden Age of Greece? Why do we call it the “Golden Age”?

11) When was the Iliad composed and by whom? What is its subject?

12) What is the first word of the Iliad? What event does this word refer to?

13) What are the psychological effects on the soldier of the loss of a comrade in battle? How do armies help their soldiers heal in the Iliad?

14) What are the triggers, symptoms, and consequences of the “berserk” stage for the soldier?

15) What are the principles and effects of the betrayal of the moral principles of the soldiers?

16) How are civilian populations impacted by war?

17) How does the persistence of combat mode in civilian life expresses itself?

18) What is “secondary traumatization” and how is it expressed?

19) Name at least 5 skills which veterans acquire in battle, but which are not useful to civilian life and their workplace.

20) What made return of the veterans to civilian life easier in ancient Greece than what it is today?

2) Slide identification (5 points) You will be shown a pair of slides, one Minoan and one Mycenaean, and will be asked to: a) identify which one is which and b) mention a couple of features of each one of these cultures

Answer 1

Answer- The environment and topography of Greece has three main aspects which affected the development of Greek culture. These three aspects are mountains, the mediterranean climate and Greece's closeness to the sea. The mountains split Greece in different regions which are linked through the sea and sea trade took place. The sea trade helped them to develop a sophisticated culture and society. The sea route also helped Greeks to connect with foreign regions. Farming was main occupation and landowners were viewed as high class.

Greeks were good sailors and fish were a big part of their diet. They traded fish and sailed ships. The trade system influenced the culture of Greeks greatly and they developed an advanced form of cultural norms and values. Greeks started spreading their alphabets which included writing system of 22 symbols. Greeks invented coins by 500 B.C. The mountains affected the agriculture and political unity of Greece. The Greek alphabets played an important role in the development of all western alphabets including English alphabets.