Classical Greece Exam Review Exam Date: Friday (12/9/16)

The success of the civilization was based on trade, not conquest The Minoans The success of the civilization was based on trade, not conquest

Geography Mountainous – impeded Greek unity Relationship with the sea – allowed for trade and colonization City-State - a city that performed all the functions of an independent nation

Athenian Democracy Direct Democracy Government in the hands of the people All adult male citizens could vote and participate directly in law and policy making

Sparta Militaristic Society

Persian War (500-479 B.C.) Victory preserved the independence of the Greeks

Philosophy Socrates taught people to seek truth through persistent questioning – Socratic Method

Philosophy Plato In the Republic, he urged that people should be ruled by an aristocracy of intelligence, not a democracy

Alexander the Great After the Peloponnesian War, the Macedonian king who took control of Greece and spread Greek culture throughout most of the known world Alexandria – famed Hellenistic city established in Egypt

Literature & Medicine Who insisted that disease results from natural, not supernatural causes and composed an oath of medical ethics? - Hippocrates Who is credited with the two epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which portrayed the life of the early Greeks? - Homer

Literature What is the subject of the Odyssey? - the struggles of Odysseus to return home after the Trojan War

Golden Age Parthenon – temple dedicated to Athena

Athens or Sparta Use the historical evidence from at least 4 sources to construct an argument that addresses the question in detail: “Which city-state do you think offered a better lifestyle and society: Athens or Sparta”. Cite the documents used and explain why you would select one city-state over the other. When writing your arguments make sure you always include why you chose one city-state and why you did not chose the other

Athens or Sparta Document Used Athens Sparta