Classical Greece

Ancient and Classical Greece

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Greece- A nation divided

The Greek Empire was a actually a loose alliance of polises- independent city-states.

Often the city-states would fight each other in wars.

Geography of Greece

• A mountainous peninsula {piece of land that juts out onto a body of water} surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea

• Plus 2,000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas

• Plus lands on the eastern edge of the Aegean Sea

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What is another word for a polis?

• A city-state

• A mountain

• A government

• A Greek goddes

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What is a peninsula?

• Land that is completely surrounded by water

• A group of islands

• Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

• Two pieces of land that are connected by a thin land bridge

How did being surrounded by sea affect the Greeks?

• Allowed them to travel and trade by se

• Wealthy ports sprang up around Greece for traders from other areas of the world

How did the geography of Greece impact Greeks?

• Many different languages and forms of government existed throughout Greece

• Populations in each polis was typically small

• Greek leaders were eager to conquer new territories

Forms of government found in Greece:

• Monarchy- king or queen ruled

• Aristocracy- small group of land owners ruled

• Oligarchy- small group of political leaders ruled

• Democracy- The Greek polis, Athens, allowed citizens to vote for leaders and rules

Open Ended

Would you have preferred to live in Athens or Sparta? List two reasons why.

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What did Socrates believed was the correct way to teach and learn?

• Memorizing facts

• Lectures

• Questions and answers (discussion)

• Fighting

Development of Greek mythology

• Greeks developed myths, or traditional stories about their Gods

  •Used them to make sense of the mysteries of nature (i.e. changing seasons) and the power of human passions

• Attributed human qualities (i.e. love, hate) to Gods

• Fought with each other constantly

• Lived forever

• Zeus was ruler of the Gods along with his wife Hera

• Had a daughter named Athena who was goddess of wisdom and guardian of cities (city of Athens was named after her)

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Why do you think that the Greeks believed their gods fought and got angry? (What natural disasters might this help explain?)

Classical Greece

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How did the geography of Greece affect its development?

• The cold weather prevented any agriculture from succeeding.

• The many mountains and seas caused many rival city-states to develop.

• The few natural barriers allowed one strong clan to unite the entire country.

• The intense heat generally forced most outdoor activities inside.

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Which is a true statement about the democracy of ancient Athens?

• Every person was able to vote in government.

• Only women and foreigners were able to vote.

• All citizens were able to vote or hold a political office.

• In order to vote you had to be a citizen, a male, and a landowner.

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What group was allowed citizenship in Athens

• free men

• young children

• women

• slaves

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Which city-state was characterized by strong military discipline, more freedoms for women, and severe treatment of slaves?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Syracuse

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Democracy origiated in which ancient culture?

• Athens

• Sparta

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Athens was the first to practice?

• Democracy

• Medicine

• Religion

• Theocracy

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What type of government involves rule by the people?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Tyranny

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Athens was the birthplace of what kind of political system?

• Democracy
• Aristocracy
• Tyranny
• Monarchy

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How did geography of ancient Greece affect its early development?

• The mountains lead to independent city-states
• An inland location hurt trade and colonization

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_____________, ____________, and _____________ were the most notable philosophers.

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

• Thales, Plato, Aristotle

• Pericles, Plato, Aristotle

• Phillip, Plato, Aristotle

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What building is this?

• The Parthenon at Athens

• Temple of Olympian Zeus

• Temple of Poseidon at Sounion

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What did Hippocrates specialize in?

• math

• architecture

• medicine

Ancient Greece History and Culture

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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

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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

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Who did the Greeks defeat during the Classical Period?

• Persians

• Alexander the Great

• Persisus

• Zeus

Geography and History of Ancient Greece

By Itzel Madero

• Ancient Greece is a peninsula in southeast Europe.​

• The land i​n Ancient Greece was mainly mountainous which made it harder for people to walk from one place to another.

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• Ancient Greece had a long coastline along the Marmara Sea, ​the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

• The civilization of Ancient Greece started in 2000 BC and ended with the establishment of the Roman Empire in 146 BC.​

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The land i​n Ancient Greece was mainly _ which made it harder for people to walk from one place to another.

• Southeast

• peninsula

• mountainous

• Sea

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Ancient Greece had a long coastline along _

• The Indian Sea, ​the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

• The Marmara Sea, ​the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

• Marmara Sea, ​the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea.

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The civilization of Ancient Greece started later than the civilization of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Explain why.

• The land i​n Ancient Greece was mainly mountainous which made it harder for people to walk from one place to another.

• Ancient Greece had a long coastline along the Marmara Sea, ​the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

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The civilization of Ancient Greece started in _.

• 2000 BC

• 146 BC

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The Greeks were excellent sailors and were able to travel by water to distant lands. Explain why.

• The land i​n Ancient Greece was mainly mountainous which made it harder for people to walk from one place to another.

• Ancient Greece had a long coastline along the Marmara Sea, ​the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

• We learned about the wars against Troy as narrated later in the epics of Homer.

• The last migration ended with the Dorian invasion.​

• Ancient Greece consisted of independent poli, or city-states, isolated by mountains or located on small islands.

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• The era from 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is known as the Mycenaean Greece period.

• The period from the 11th century to the 8th century BC is known as the Dark Age in Greek History because of the war that created poverty, political confusion and the population to plummet.

• The period from 750 BC to 480 BC is called the Archaic Age.​​

• Ancient Greece reached its highest level of prosperity in the Classical Age from 480 BC to 323 BC.

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Archaic Age

• The period from the 11th century to the 8th century

• The period from 1600 BC to about 1100 BC

• The period from 750 BC to 480 BC

• The period from 480 BC to 323 BC

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Dark Age

• The period from the 11th century to the 8th century

• The period from 1600 BC to about 1100 BC

• The period from 750 BC to 480 BC

• The period from 480 BC to 323 BC

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Classical Age

• The period from the 11th century to the 8th century

• The period from 1600 BC to about 1100 BC

• The period from 750 BC to 480 BC

• The period from 480 BC to 323 BC

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Mycenaean Greece

• The period from the 11th century to the 8th century

• The period from 1600 BC to about 1100 BC

• The period from 750 BC to 480 BC

• The period from 480 BC to 323 BC

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This period was named because of the war that created poverty, political confusion and the population to plummet.

• Classical Age

• Dark Age

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Ancient Greece reached its highest level of prosperity in the

• Classical Age

• Dark Age

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What are the main achievements of the Greek Civilization in the Classical Age?

• Self-governing city-states or poli

• Same language

• Imaginative types of art, architecture and the poetry of Homer

• Leagues or alliances to protect cities against foreign invaders

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What do all Ancient Greek poli have in common?

• Self-governing city-states or poli

• Same language

• Imaginative types of art, architecture and the poetry of Homer

• Leagues or alliances to protect cities against foreign invaders

The Greeks Temples and Architecture.

WALA: To know and identify the Greeks Temples and Architecture.

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Greek classical style is best known for its:

• Columns

• Colors

• Height

• Strength

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The most famous Greek temple is called:

• The Parthenon

• The Acropolis

• The Temple of Athena

• The Temple of Zeus

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What is the definition of architecture?

• The art of creating or forming tecture

• The art of designing and constructing buildings

• The construction of buildings

• The arch found in nature

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Are the columns in the building an example of Greek architecture?

• Yes

• No

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Where is the building in the picture located?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Washington D.C.

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A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth

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The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• Marathons
• Olympics
• Triathlons 

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How is the influence of ancient Greece seen in today's world?

• the clothes that they wore
• buildings and architecture
• everybody walks everywhere
• communities are isolated

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A government in which all citizens could vote on all lawmaking decisions, is best described as a/an ________?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

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What type of architecture surrounded Greek temples?

• Columns
• Stairs

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a building constructed in Athens in the 400s BC.

• Parthenon
• Hypatia