Be a Greek or Be a Geek

 12 chief gods  No body of doctrine  No focus on morality  Went to gloomy underworld ruled by Hades

 Rituals/festivals = honor gods  Oracle = sacred shrine where gods revealed future through priest  First Olympic Festival in 776 B.C to honor Zeus

 Family composed of husband, wife, and children  Economy based on farming/trade  Philosophy = system of thought

 3 groups: upper class, warriors, producers of society  Art - advanced in 15 th century (Parthenon)  Sparta – main military  Drama – first dramas were tragedies

 Phillip II – 359 B.C. ruled Macedonia  Alexander the Great took control of Macedonia  Fought Persians/took possessions of empire  Tyrants – rulers who seized power by force from the aristocrats  Pericles – got direct democracy from him

 This is a sculpture of Philip II of Macedonia.

 BCE – Trojan war  BCE – First Messenian war, Sparta invades Messenia.  BCE – Second Messenian war, Sparta invades Messenia.  594 BCE – Solon replaces the Draconian law in Athens and lays the foundation for Democracy. He introduces to Athens the first coinage and a system of weights and measures.  546 BCE – Pisistratos becomes tyrant of Athens  527 BCE- Pisistratos dies. His son becomes tyrant of Athens

 510 BCE – Alcmaeonid family and Spartans free Athens from tyranny.  BCE – Persian wars - Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Plataea.  BCE – Thirty-year peace treaty signed between Athens and Sparta in winter.  430 BCE – Plague epidemic in Athens.  418 BCE – Spartans defeat Athens at Mantinea.

 359 BCE – Phillip II becomes King of Macedonia.  336 BCE – Phillip II Assassinated. Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia.  334 BCE – Alexander the Great defeats Persian army at Granicus river in Anatolia.  323 BCE – Death of Alexander the Great.  BCE – Three Macedonian Wars.  146 BCE – Roman invasian of Greece.

This is Greece near the beginning of the civilization.

This is how Greece after expansion and its colonies.

 Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II of Macedonia.  At the age of thirteen, Alexander the Great was tutored by the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle for several years.

 Philip the second was about to attack the Persians when he was murdered. In result Alexander took over his job at the age of twenty.

 In his first battle against the Persians at the Granicus River, Alexander the Great proved to be a skilled military commander.  After the battle had ended Alexander the Great visited all of his wounded soldiers and he also helped the families that had lossed soldiers.  These actions won the loyalty of his troops.

 Alexander the Great won his next battle against the Persians at Issus because the Persians issued a full retreat in result of a surprise attack.  They met up again at Gaugamela were Alexander the Great successfully defeated the Persians again.  This victory was very important because in result of it they were able to conquer the Persian Empire city by city.

 Alexander the Great conquered lands throughout India.  During an eight year period Alexander the Great and his troops had traveled nearly 11,000 miles.  The trip back home was brutal and many troops died of exhaustion.  It is estimated that Alexander lost three-fourths of his troops on the way back home.

 Replica of his gravestone.  On June 10, 323 B.C. Alexander the Great died of pneumonia.

 Alexander the Great was know for his bold decisions in battle.  The most important battle was at Gaugamela because in result they conquered the Persian Empire city by city.  Greeks worship twelve chief gods.  The sparta was the main military in Greece.  Divided into three social classes by wealth: Upper class, medics, and freemen.

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