Ancient Greece History and Culture

Ancient Greece History and Culture

Government in Ancient Greece

Citizenship was very important to the people of Greece and those living in the city-states

In the Greek Democracy the people/males had a say in the decisions made by the government for the city-state/polis, the people/males had rights and responsibilities as a citizen such as voting, holding office, debating issues, owning property etc…

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Who had a say in decision making in Ancient Greece?

• Women

• Slaves

• Men

• Foreigners

Multiple Choice

What rights did men have?

• voting

• Reading

• Writing

• Fishing

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What is a Polis?

• A Greek city-state

• A Roman city-state

Greek Government Continued

In some cases the people selected a group of representatives that would make decisions for the rest of the group

Greeks were very proud of the culture and principles they developed

Greek Archaic Period

• This period occurred around the 8th Century B.C.

• This is when the Olympics started and athletic achievements were recognized

• This is when the principles of democracy developed in politics

• Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

• In Mathematics the pythagorean theorem came about to solve math principles

• The Greek alphabet was developed at this tim

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What was started during the Archaic period?

• The Masked Singer

• American Idol

• The Simpsons

• The Olympics

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What princliples were developed in poltics?

• Democracy

• Republic

Greek Classical Period

• The classical period had a lot to do with the development of Ancient Rome

  
  

• During this period the Greeks came together to defeat the Persians (Alexander the Great)

• Athens with its large navy was able to establish its polis/city-state as dominant

  Pericles led in Athens and the Parthenon was established

• The theatre (Sophocles), architecture, and philosophy developed in Greece

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What period had a lot to do with the creation of Ancient Rome?

• Archaic Period

• Classical Period

Multiple Choice

Who did the Greeks defeat during the Classical Period?

• Persians

• Alexander the Great

• Persisus

• Zeus