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What was the Trojan Horse? Did it help the Greeks win?
• Trojans brought a wooden horse inside its city’s wall
• Greek soldiers hidden inside-at night opened city’s gates
• Greeks won, burned city
What were the two causes of the Trojan War?
• Economic:– Troy controlled straits (water passages) that linked the
Mediterranean and Black Seas
• Romantic:– Prince Paris:
• Troy-Fell in love with Helen, brought her back to Troy
– Mycenaeans Troy to bring her back
What were the Dark Ages?
• Period of chaos
• Step Backwards:
• Greek civilization- people forgot skills (writing)
What two Epic Poems did Homer write?
• The Iliad– Trojan War, gods, goddesses, warriors (Achilles)
• The Odyssey:– Hero (Odysseus) returned home after Trojan War to Penelope– Comes across sea monster, one-eyed giants, beautiful
sorceress
• We learn values of Ancient Greeks:– Honor, courage, heroes
Where was the Minoan civilization located?
• Crete
How did geography influence the Ancient Greeks?
• Divided Greece into many city-states
Locate Crete
Locate Athens
Locate Sparta
What is the location of letter A? What conflict occurred here?
A
What is Democracy?
• Rule by the people
What is a monarchy?
• King/queen has complete control
Which Greek city-state developed the concept of Democracy? Why was it considered a limited democracy?
• Athens
• Very few people participated in government- male citizens
What is an aristocracy?
• Rule by wealthy elite=landowners
What is an oligarchy?
• Rule by small, elite group=business class
Why was Alexander “so Great?”
• Spread of Greek culture
• Large conquest-EgyptIndia
What was one significant outcome of the Persian Wars?
• Athens Golden Age
What two groups fought in the Peloponnesian War?
• Athens
• Sparta
Physician whose oath set ethical standards was…
• Hippocrates
What was the result of the Peloponnesian War?
• Athens’ greatness ended
Who was Socrates?
• Socratic Method:– Gain answers through questioning, reason, and
critical thinking
• Accused of corrupting the city’s youth forced to drink poison
Who wrote The Republic? What was The Republic?
• The Republic:– Plato’s ideal society– 3 Classes: workers, soldiers, philosophers
(rulers)– Women could be part of the elite group
Who was Aristotle?
• Favored rule by a single, strong and virtuous leader
• Influenced the fields of logic, physics, biology• Foundation for many modern intellectual
disciplines• The Lyceum (school)=First European universities
based their courses on the works of Aristotle
What does Philosophy mean?
• “Lovers of wisdom”
What are the two types of philosophers?
• Reason and observation to discover “answers.”
• Ethical and moral behavior-what is the best form of government?
Final Jeopardy
Identify at least three Greek achievements.
Final Jeopardy Answer
•Democracy•Levy and Pulley•Pythagorean Theorem•Greek Plays-Tragedy/Comedy•Alphabet