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Classical Greece

Lasting Legacies Forms of government Literature Philosophers Scientific Advances

Early Civilizations Mycenaeans Lasted until circa 1200 BC Conquered Minoans and Phoenicians Fought Trojan War Helen was kidnapped Lasted about 10 years Trojan Horse Map

Greek Forms of Government Monarchy Aristocracy Oligarchy Democracy Republic

Major Greek City-States Sparta (800-350 BC) Oligarchy Slavery Physical Dominance Society focused on physical attributes, force, athletics Dominant City-State Map

Government similar to U.S. Slavery Athens (700-400 BC) Democracy Government similar to U.S. Slavery Society focused on beauty and perfection of entire person Conquered by Sparta Map

Wars of Greece Persian War (circa 490 – 479 BC) Fought between Persia and Greece (Athens/Sparta) Marathon Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) Fought between Athens and Sparta Plague kills about 1/3 to 2/3 Athens population Sparta conquers Athens, ending Athens City-State

Greek Art and Literature Parthenon Built in Athens on Acropolis Considered one of the most perfect buildings ever built

Art and Sculpture

Art and Literature (cont.) Homer Odyssey and Iliad Drama Comedy Tragedy Sophocles – Oedipus Trilogy

Significant Greek Individuals Pericles (494? – 429 BC) Athenian Statesman Three Goals Strengthen Athenian Democracy Hold and Strengthen Empire Glorify Athens

Socrates (469 – 399 BC) Teacher, urged students to question everything … Socratic Method Believed we are born with all our personality and character traits and they simply come out as we live Teacher of Plato Put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens

Plato (427 – 347 BC) Wrestler, Poet, Teacher/Philosopher Founded school in Athens, The Academy “Blank Slate” – belief opposite of Socrates Wrote The Republic - Democracy doomed to failure due to human flaws/weaknesses Teacher of Aristotle

Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) Scientist, Teacher, Physician First to use Scientific Method (or something close to it) Questioned nature of world, humans, nature, etc. Worked in fields of science, physics, biology, medicine, government Teacher of Alexander the Great

Alexander The Great (356 – 323 BC) King of Macedonia Conquered Greece then moved to control everything from Greece to India by 327 BC Ruthless and Merciless See map in book on page 130 Map

Hellenistic Culture Blending of Greek culture with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures Hellenistic Advances Aristarchus – Sun is center of our universe Eratosthenes – Size of the Earth Euclid – Geometry Archimedes – Value of Pi Map