Greek Empire

Democracy and Philosophy in Ancient Greece: Legacies That Shaped the World

​By Hien Nguyen

Introduction to Ancient Greece

- Located in southern Europe

- the mainland and small islands spread on Mediterranean Seas.

Introduction to Ancient Greece

- fishermen, traders, sailors

- traded with many different parts of the world

Introduction to Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece was not a unified country but a collection of city-states (polis) with distinct political and social systems.
Athens and Sparta was two iconic city-states.

The Birth of Democracy

• Democracy (dēmokratía): "Rule by the people"

• Structure

  Assembly (Ekklesia)

  Council of 500 (Boule)

  People's Courts (Dikasteria)
  

Limitations of Athenian Democracy

• Who participated?

  • Citizens: Free adult males

  • Excluded: Women, slaves, and non-citizens

• Debates on inclusivity and fairness
  

Ancient Greece and Modern USA

Multiple Choice

Who could vote in the Ancient Greece?

• everyone

• men

• women

• the elite

Multiple Choice

The democracy of ancient Greece also allowed men to ....

• discuss fairness and inclusivity

• trade overseas

• conquer other lands

The Golden Age of Greece

• Athletics: the Olympics

• Democracy developed into Politics

• Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey

• Mathematics: Pythagorean theory

• The Greek alphabet

Multiple Choice

What was started during the Archaic period?

• The Masked Singer

• American Idol

• The Simpsons

• The Olympics

Multiple Choice

What princliples were developed in poltics?

• Democracy

• Republic

Greek Classical Period

• The conquer of Persia (Alexander the Great)

• The Parthenon was established

• Emergence of theatre, architecture, and art.

• Development of philosophy: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Select

Who were the first philosophers?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander the Great