Ancient Greece Chapter 5
City-state Polis
Mediterranean and Aegean Sea
A major city and its surrounding countryside Built on two levels Polis
High city Marble temples dedicated to gods and goddesses Acropolis
The low flat ground was walled in, with markets and homes
Free residents Share responsibility for the city Citizens
Types of government evolve in Greece Graphic organizer Monarchy – Aristocracy – Oligarchy – Democracy Types of government evolve in Greece
Massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers Phalanx
Sparta and Athens Location? Education? Government? Men vs. Women Economy Sparta and Athens
Chap. 4 Athens Sparta WS Email Go to my website
499 B.C. Page 132 Map Ionia The Persian Wars
480 B.C. Xerxes Thermopylae
Leonidas Spartan force against Xerxes Defeated, everybody died but one Marathon Leonidas
After Thermopylae Athens and the Salamis Straight Last battle in Asia Minor After Thermopylae
After the Persian War, the city-states began to gel together with Athens as the leader Delian League Athens moved the league’s treasury from Delos to Athens Alliances!!
Alliances!! Many resented Athens Sparta formed the Peloponnesian League 431 B.C. the Peloponnesian War broke out for 27 years Alliances!!
Read how Sparta wins page 137 War
Macedonia North of Greece Phillip II hired Aristotle to tutor his son Alexander Phillip conquers Greece Assassinated at his daughter’s wedding Macedonia
Alexander the Great Takes Egypt Takes a weak Persia Advances into India Dies of fever and splits his kingdom into three Alexander the Great
Legacy of Alexander Alexandria, Egypt Hellenistic Age- period between Alexander and Rome where Greek ideas, art, economies, etc. peak Women rulers – Cleopatra VII in Egypt New ideas in Math, Astronomy, and Art Alexander Worksheet on my website – use pages Legacy of Alexander
Greek Legacy Philosophers – “lovers of wisdom” Use logic – rational thinking Greek Legacy
The art of skillful speaking Rhetoric
The Greats Socrates to Plato to Aristotle Ideas of government, wrote books, and started schools The Greats
Iliad – Trojan War warriors Odyssey – Sequel to the Iliad Homer
Parthenon – a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Statues Art and Architecture
Tragedies – plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster Comedies – humorous plays that mocked people or customs Herodotus – “Father of History” Greek Literature