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Lecture 2 (Unit 3)
Delphi
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Classics
Undergraduate 1
10/30/2015

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Delphi emerged as religious centre, mainly because...
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It was politically neutral
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What city was considered to be one of the oldest in Ancient Greece?
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Delphi
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Apollo was known to...
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Predict events
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Pythian means...
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"The one who slew the python"
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What was the slaying of the python a symbol of?
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Civilization overcoming barbarism
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Delphi had vulnerabilities due to its...
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Age
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The origins of Delphi are...
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Mycenaean
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Delphi was considered to be the...
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Seat of Pythian Apollo
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Nothing in excess meant...
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"Everything in moderation"
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Why did Apollo fit the ideal of 'Greekness' the best?
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Because he had a healthy mind and a healthy body
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Who plundered Delphi?
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Philip and Alexander, due to the fact that it was very rich.
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The state that the priestess was always in was...
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High. Most likely on bay leaves.
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Who was the god of sports?
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Apollo
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Pythian Games were held at Delphi in honour of...
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Apollo
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What did the Ancient Greeks believe about the earth?
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That it was a god and in the middle was a naval/bellybutton that was the entrance that led inside the earth.
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The earth was known as...
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Gaia
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What type of matters were taken to the priestess?
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Civic delegations, business ventures, and private matters
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A major sport in the stadium was...
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Horse racing
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In general, Greek plays brought out the qualities that...
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The Greeks believed to be the most important. Many of these qualities were moral values
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The front of the temple was...
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The property of the city and people could camp outside in that area
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All tragedies are dedicated to which god?
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Dionysus
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The priestess generally gave answers that were...
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Vague
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When was the Colonization Movement?
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750-550 BC
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The Colonization Movement was when...
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Cities were so popular that they established daughter cities where grain was grown
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"Omphalos" is the Greek word for...
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Navel/Bellybutton
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The saying "Know Thyself" appeared on stone of the temple. The message this saying attempted to get across was...
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Know what it means to be human and not a god. The capabilities of humans are described in this saying.
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An oracle was a...
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Priest or priestess who predicted major events in history
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Delphi became a...
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Panhellenic religious centre
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If athletes won at the Delphi games, they were...
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Taken care of for the rest of their lives
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The best Ancient Greek plays were usually...
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Morality plays
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How did Dionysus behave?
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A very passionate manner
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How did Apollo behave?
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A controlled manner
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What was a treasury?
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A small bank
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What was at the back of the treasuries?
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Gifts that were given to Apollo.
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Before they went to the oracle, people went to...
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The Castalian Spring in which they were ritually cleansed before proceeding to the oracle
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Who was the most famous oracle?
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The Pythian Priestess. It was believed that she was a goddess who provided the word of Apollo to anyone who visited her.
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