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Also known as a Polis Most controlled an area of 50-500 square miles Home to fewer than 10,000 people People met at the acropolis for government matters
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Monarchy – single ruler, usually a king Aristocracy – ruled by a small group of nobles Oligarchy – ruled by a few powerful people Direct Democracy – state ruled by it’s citizens
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MonarchyAristocracyOligarchyDirect Democracy
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Many conflicts between the rulers and the common people New rulers with the interest of the common people in mind were known as Tyrants
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Reformers began to move towards democracy A man named Draco takes control “all Athenians were equal under law” Made the death penalty for most crimes
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Solon takes control Put the people into 4 social classes Top three could be in the government Cleisthenes takes control Developed ten zones depending on where you live Council of Five Hundred
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Only sons of wealthy families Started at age 7 Each day they had to exercise and participate in athletics When they got older they had to join the military
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Educated at home by mothers and other females Their job included: Raise strong children Managing the household Prepare meals
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Minoans teach the Mycenaean’s how to trade Dorian’s take over Greece Mycenaean’s find Greece Trojan War Kidnapping of Helen Homer wrote the book, Iliad Cleisthenes takes control of Athens Draco takes control of Athens Solon takes control of Athens New rulers taking over known as Tyrants
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First one: Held for one day Had one event, a race called a stade Events were held every four years
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Years after the first Olympics a few more events were added Long distance race Wrestling Long Jump Javelin Discus throw
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All would have been considered amateurs today Received no money Trained for months Winners were considered heroes
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Home of the first Olympics It was built around an alter where Zeus threw a bolt of lightning
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Do you think it was a good decision to add more sporting events to the Olympics? How are today’s Olympics similar and different from Olympics in ancient Greece?
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1. Polis – a city-state 2. Tyrant – person who gained control of a city- state by supporting the poor 3. Helot – peasants forced to stay on the land they worked 4. Phalanx – military formation where soldiers stood side by side holding a spear and shield 5. Hoplite – foot soldiers of the army 6. Persian Wars – fight between Greece and Persia
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Place known as the Peloponnesus Sparta was controlled by the military Took over the Messenians (Helots) Used them as slaves
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First Group: Citizens who came from original inhabitants Second: Non-citizens who were free, worked in industry Third: Helots, a little better than slaves
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Valued duty, strength, and discipline Not freedom, individuality, beauty, and learning Men were expected to serve in the army until 60 yrs old Young men wore tunics and no shoes Slept on hard benches with no blankets Only ate a bowl of porridge a day Women were trained and had the most freedom out of all city-states
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Persian Empire conquered the area of Anatolia Athenian army revolted 25,000 Persians vs. 10, 000 Athenians
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Create a Venn Diagram using Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Oligarchy Must have three facts in each category
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