Ancient Greece 500-323 B.C.E.
Geography Greece is a peninsula about the size of Louisiana in the Mediterranean Sea. Greece is mountainous Greek communities often times developed independently because of the mountains, which often meant they were very different As a result, they fought each other a lot.
Technology Athens developed a strong and skilled navy for trading and fighting. Aqueducts deliver fresh water to the cities from high in the mountains. The Greeks also invented the construction crane.
Greek Architecture
More Greek Architecture Greeks invented arches and columns. This took advanced mathematics.
Athletics The Greeks were the original Olympians. Their scientists studied the human body and could determine the best way to perform a sport. Greeks prized fitness and running. The Marathon, 26.2 miles, emerged from the battle of Marathon and became a tradition even to our culture today.
Greek Military This is a catapult, a Greek invention. It could throw 300 pound stones at walls and buildings
Greek Military This is a hoplite, a Greek infantry soldier. Hoplites were middle-class freemen who had to pay for their own weapon and shield.
Greek Military This is a phalanx. Soldiers get in a tight box. They each have a large shield and a 9 foot long spear.
Greek religion was polytheistic meaning many gods.
Athens Athenians were tough but were encouraged to engage in activities like art, philosophy, music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmHAdgDkcCw
Politics Athens was a direct democracy where people vote on everything. First democratic government where citizens vote.
Peloponnesian Wars 431-404 B.C.E.
The Two Sides Delian League – The newly formed Athenian Empire. Controlled the Aegean Sea. Peloponnesian League – Spartan Empire which controlled most of main land Greece.
The End of Greece This war would rage on for nearly 30 years. The Greek nation, once united against Persia, was divided by mistrust and greed. Ultimately it was the Greeks, Victors of Persia, creators of Democracy, Founders of Philosophy and Theatre, that defeated themselves. 404 BCE - Athens, Sparta and the whole of Greece would be concurred by a half Greek nation called Macedonia