Ancient Greece & Its Government By Vanessa and Mark

Introduction Government was controlled by land owners. Ancient government was introduced by the Gods. Ancient Greece was very important to them. Women were not allowed to vote at that time.

Constitution & Democracy In 508 B.C. the government created an Athenian constitution. 510 B.C. Athenians created first democratic government. Athenian democracy was a government “by the people.” Later, other Greek cities established democratic governments.

Ancient Greek City & States Each city and state had their own government. Cities and states had a special type of government. Ancient Greece tried different kinds of governments.

Words To Know Tyrant: Oligarchy: Demos: Aristocracy: An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, uses harsh and cruel power. Aristocracy: A government run by people of the upper class or a hereditary ruler Oligarchy: A state or political system governed by a small group of people. Demos: The common people of Ancient Greece.

Greek Government Greece called its government an “oligarchy.” Greece created a form of government they called a democracy which was run by demos. They divided Greek government into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrants, and democracies.

ANCIENT GREECE: Beautiful Art by Desarta and Devon

THREE FORMS OF GREEK ART ARCHITECTURE SCULPTURES PAINTED POTTERY

PAINTED POTTERY Most things we know about Greek art come from pottery because it could be pieced back together if broken, unlike paintings on paper or canvas. Pottery falls into 7 periods, from stone age to Hellenistic period.

GREEK ARCHITECTURE Houses with wooden walls Stone walls around cities for protection Democracy prevented Greeks from building palaces because they believe all men should be treated equally. Religious buildings Tombs & Temples Public buildings

GREEK SCULPTURE Sculptures decorated tombstones and buildings. Sculptures were made mostly of limestone and marble. Most sculptures have not survived. They were burned in the Middle Ages to make cement. Sculpture varied in size from small figurines to life size statues.

Ancient Greek Gods The Olympian Gods

Zeus Zeus was King of the Gods & Lord of the sky. Greek people thought that Zeus lived on top of Mount Olympus . He was married to Goddess Hera. He fathered many children.

Hera Hera was Queen of the Gods. She was the God of being responsible for marriages. Greek men thought she was mean and selfish. She was the wife of Zeus.

Apollo Apollo had a twin sister name Artemis . The Greeks thought that Apollo was like the Sun God. Apollo had the power to see into the future. He was the son of Zeus and Leto. Temple of Apollo

Artemis Artemis had a twin brother named Apollo. Artemis was the wild God. She spent most of the time hunting. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto.

Poseidon The Greeks thought Poseidon was the God of violence. Also he is the God of earthquakes and people believed he caused the earth to shake He was the God of the oceans.

Demeter Demeter was the Goddess of growing things, especially grains. Her daughter Persephone was the grain itself. Her grains separated man from animal. Demeter was the sister of Zeus.

Hermes Hermes was thought of as a younger God. Whenever he had to send a message he sent Hermes to deliver it. Hermes had the power to heal sick people. Hermes was one of the 12 Olympian Gods

Hades Hades was the God of death. He ruled the place where dead people went after they died. Hades was the brother of Zeus. Hades was not in many Greek Myths.

Ares Ares was the God of war. He was a mean God. Ares was the God who started wars and he played a part in the war. Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera.

Aphrodite Aphrodite was the Greek Goddess of love and beauty. Even if she was the Goddess of love she naturally fell in love with someone. Aphrodite was born of sea-foam. Temple in Athens

Ancient Greece: The First Olympic Games By Dianita & Julia

Olympic Games Olympics were created to have sporting contests made by the Greeks They began in the year 776 B.C . Consisted of winter and summer games. Held every 4 years in Olympia on the west coast of Greece. The games were to honor the Greek God Zeus. Men, boys and unmarried girls were allowed to attend the Olympic games.

Events in Olympic Games Boxing Running Wrestling Javelin Throwing Chariot Races

Winning The Olympics On the last day of the Olympic games, winners were given a crown woven from the leaves of olive trees. The olive branch was a symbol of peace. There were also big feasts and huge celebrations.

Modern Olympic Games Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the man named for the rebirth of the modern Olympic games in 1894. First modern Olympics were held in Athens Greece in 1896.

The Olympic Symbol Olympic symbol was created in 1913. Consists of five interlocking rings that represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The colors of the rings from left to right are blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

Ancient Greek Wars By Faryal & Jordan

Wars of Ancient Greece Persian Wars Peloponnesian Wars

Persian Wars: Battle of Marathon In 490 BC King Darius led an attack on Greece. Persians sailed toward Greece, it conquered islands including Eritrea. Persians had a good army compared to Athens. Athens was outnumbered 4 to 1. Athenians’ strategy was to surround Persians. It was a great defeat of Persians by the Athenians. The result were sent to Marathon by Phidippides 26 miles away.

Persian Wars: Battle Of Salamis Fought between Greece and Persian in 480 B.C. Greece was outnumbered by Persian ships. Persian ships were captured by Greece. Greece got the victory and set the stage for the Golden Age.

Golden Age Athenians army asked others for reinforcements Athens got to be a member of the Delian League Athens was in an age called The Golden Age. Athens had a treasury they hid in the Parthenon. Pericles was the architect of Athens. He made it grow.

Peloponnesian War In 431 B.C. Sparta led some of the city-states against Athens. Athens and Sparta fought for control of Greece. This war went on for 27 years. In 404 B.C., Athens surrendered to Sparta.