ANCIENT GREECE

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANCIENT GREECE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

Geography

History

Society

Politics

Military

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM

GEOGRAPHY

MountainsLots of coastWarm climateCities developed

on the coast away from mountains

Rise of city-statesWhy?

GEOGRAPHY-SUMMARY

Minoans

-first settlers on Crete-developed a complex society-destroyed by natural disasters

Mycenaean

-people from the mainland that conquered the Minoans

HISTORY

Acropolis- hill with most important buildings of the city

-temples-public

buildings

SOCIETY

Agora- marketplace/ assembly

What could they get there?

-farmers sold produce

-slaves-foreign items-craft items

SOCIETY

Roles

Men- served in army, provided for families

Women- took care of home and young children

Boys- educated to be physically and mentally strong

Girls- learn domestic tasks from mothers

SOCIETY

Fun and games- festivals, Olympics

SOCIETY

Gov’t was initially kings

Wealthy land-owners became nobles and overthrew kings

-Golden rule?

“Wrong or right, they have the might, so wrong or right, they're always right, and that's wrong... right?”-King Arthur in Camelot

POLITICS

Change in military changed politics people wanted more power

People ruled by tyrants who promised reform

People overthrew tyrants and established popular governments

POLITICS

Originally horses and chariots

Then changed to hoplites

MILITARY

Phalanx- a body of troops moving in close formation

Every male required to serve

Forts were the location of original city-states

MILITARY

Fold a paper into third (like a letter) to make a brochure.

First page will be the title pageOther sections must include-

Geography History Society Politics Military

Write a paragraph explaining each one and add an illustration

Please make it neat and interesting to view

ASSIGNMENT

SPARTA AND ATHENS

SPARTA

EqualsHalf-citizensHelots (serfs or

slaves)

How do you keep the Helots in line?

SOCIAL GROUPS

Boys learned to fight from a young age

Girls stayed home and learned how to manage a household

Property rights for women?

ARMY

2 kings (one for the army and one for home)

GOVERNMENT

5 ephors- make sure king stays in line

Council of Elders

Not a lotWhy?

ART, GAMES, ARCHITECTURE

ATHENS

CitizensMetics (half-

citizens, free but born outside Athens)

Slaves

CLASSES

King

DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY

Aristocrats

Archons (rulers; 1-year terms

Draco

Solon

Cleisthenes

Athens split into ten tribes

Each tribe chose 50 men to be in the Council of 500

Council proposed laws, but the Assembly (everyone) had to approve

DEMOCRACY

PERSIAN WAR

Darius (Persian emperor) conquered Asia minor, Thrace, and Macedonia

Stopped at the Battle of Marathon

PART 1

Xerxes (Darius’ son) invaded Greece

Halted at Thermopylae by 300 Spartans

Themistocles (Greek) tricked the Persians into attacking in the Salamis Strait

PART 2

How did the Greeks win?

Why do we have allies today?

Delian League- some city-states came together to provide greater protection

Led by AthensSparta did not

join

RESULTS

PELOPONNESIAN WAR

Sparta and Athens were vying for power among other city-states

Why were they at odds with each other?

THE BEGINNING

Athenian leader that took advantage of the Delian League

Goaded Sparta into attacking

PERICLES

Sparta invaded the Attic Peninsula and surrounded Athens

Athenian allies attacked Spartan colonies

Spartans starved out the Athenians (with help from Persia)

THE WAR

Pericles died in Athens from plague

Greek countryside was devastated

27 years of warGreece was

weakened from internal fighting

RESULTS

ART/ARCHITECTURE

Archaic- stiff, unnatural poses

Classical- more free, more realistic

Hellenistic- Greek-like, came after Alexander the Great

3 STAGES

Phi

GOLDEN MEAN

PHILOSOPHERS

Opened a school in Athens.

Taught the “Socratic Method”- a way of questioning the world

Trial/Execution

SOCRATES

Student of Socrates

Wrote down ideas in form of Dialogues

PLATO

Student of PlatoTaught Alexander

the GreatDiffered from his

mentor

ARISTOTLE

DRAMATIC ARTS

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

EMPIRE

“Greek-like” way of lifeMixed Greek, Mediterranean, and Asian ways of life

Everywhere had an Alexandria

HELLENISTIC WAY OF LIFE (AKA CULTURE)

PHILOSOPHIES

Stoicism- the only thing we can control is ourselvesEpicureanism- purpose of life is pleasureCynicism- social conventions cause unnecessary

concernSkepticism- it is impossible to have perfect

knowledge about anything

4 MAIN PHILOSOPHIES

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PTOLEMY’S GEOCENTRIC THEORY

VALUE OF PI (ARCHIMEDES)

ARCHIMEDES (EUREKA GUY)

THE ODYSSEY

Setting: After the Trojan War

He’s had some adventures: After leaving Troy, they land on the island inhabited by

Cyclops Escape Cyclops; land on Circe’s island Travel to the Underworld and back; escape Circe Sirens, Scylla, whirlpool Cattle of the Sun Stuck on island with Calypso

He returns home to see his home spoiled by suitors

He creates a plan to save his family

STORY ABOUT THE GREEK HERO ODYSSEUS

Greek heroes are:

GREEK HEROES

Greek heroes are not:

GREEK HEROES

THE AENEID

Setting: After the Trojan War

Aeneas has some adventures:Explains the sack of TroyGets stranded in EgyptMarries(?) the Carthaginian queen DidoLeaves Carthage for SicilyTravels to the UnderworldReaches the Italian peninsulaStarts a war (not on purpose)Founds Rome

A STORY ABOUT THE ROMAN HERO AENEAS

Roman heroes are:

ROMAN HEROES

Roman heroes are not:

ROMAN HEROES