1. Ancient Greece

2. The Minoans

3. Mycenaean 2000-1200 BCE

4. Greek Settlements Greek traders in search of iron Farmers in search of land Brought Greek culture, language, and building styles to the new lands

5. Dorians 1100-700’s BCE

6. Hellenic Period 700’s-336 BCE Polis Agora

7. Persian Wars Battle of Marathon Battle of Salamis Xerxes Themistocles King Leonidas Herodotus

8. Athens’ Road to Democracy Ostracon City-states Active participation Women, slaves, foreigners were excluded from participation Sparta had a militaristic aristocracy

9. Golden Age of Athens

11. SPARTA

12. Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE Delian League Thucydides

13. Greek Golden Age Order, Balance, Proportion Myron’s Discus Thrower

14. Science Thales Pythagoras Hippocrates

15. Philosophy Sophists— “man is the measure of all things” Socrates—absolute truth –Examine your beliefs –Socratic Method Plato—Republic –his vision of a perfectly governed society Aristotle—Logic –Method for arguing according to rules of logic –Alexander the Great’s teacher

16. Festival of Dionysus Comedies Mocked people and ideas Aristophanes Tragedies Aeshchylus Sophocles-Oedipus Rex Euripedes-Medea Drama and Theater

17. Trade in the eastern part of the Mediterranean

18. Phoenicians

19. –Colonies –Alphabet –Purple Dye

21. Carthage: Phoenicia’s Mightiest Colony

22. Muryx Shell and Purple Dye

24. Byblos—Home of the Alphabet

25. Lydians

26. Persia and Hellenistic Period

27. The persian empire ACHAEMENID EMPIRE 550-530 BCE—CYRUS THE GREAT

29.  A tolerant ruler  he allowed differentcultures within his empire to keep their own institutions.  In 537, he allowed over 40,000 Jews to return to Palestine. 558-530 BCE Cyrus the Great

30.  Built Persepolis.  Extended the Persian Empire to the Indus River  Built a canal in Egypt.  Established a tax-collecting system.  Divided the empire into districts called SATRAPIES.  Built the great Royal Road system.  Established a complex postal system.  Created a network of spies called “the King’s eyes and ears.” Darius the Great 521-486 BCE

31. Persepolis

33. Zoroaster “ Zarathustra ” 570 BCE Good vs. Evil Ahura Mazda vs. Ahriman “Good thoughts, good words, good deeds”

34. Extent of Zoroastrianism

35. Macedonia Invades Greece Philip II

36. Alexander the Great

37. Hellenistic Greece 324-100 BCE

41. Hellenic vs. Hellenistic Art

44. Sciences Eratosthene s

45. Aristarchus

46. Alexandria Center of Commerce Museum Library

47. Euclid

48. Archimedes

50. AND … Experiments Geocentric Views Dissection Pain relief Bible translated from Hebrew to Greek

51. Legacy Expansion of trade Eclipse of city-state Wealth and individual happiness chief objective Interest in science and technology