1. Classical Greece Exam Review Exam Date: Friday (12/9/16)

2. The success of the civilization was based on trade, not conquest
The Minoans
The success of the civilization was based on trade, not conquest

3. Geography Mountainous – impeded Greek unity
Relationship with the sea – allowed for trade and colonization
City-State - a city that performed all the functions of an independent nation

4. Athenian Democracy Direct Democracy
Government in the hands of the people
All adult male citizens could vote and participate directly in law and policy making

5. Sparta
Militaristic Society

6. Persian War ( B.C.)
Victory preserved the independence of the Greeks

7. Philosophy
Socrates
taught people to seek truth through persistent questioning – Socratic Method

8. Philosophy
Plato
In the Republic, he urged that people should be ruled by an aristocracy of intelligence, not a democracy

9. Alexander the Great
After the Peloponnesian War, the Macedonian king who took control of Greece and spread Greek culture throughout most of the known world
Alexandria – famed Hellenistic city established in Egypt

10. Literature & Medicine
Who insisted that disease results from natural, not supernatural causes and composed an oath of medical ethics?
- Hippocrates
Who is credited with the two epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which portrayed the life of the early Greeks?
- Homer

11. Literature What is the subject of the Odyssey?
- the struggles of Odysseus to return home after the Trojan War

12. Golden Age
Parthenon – temple dedicated to Athena

13. Athens or Sparta
Use the historical evidence from at least 4 sources to construct an argument that addresses the question in detail: “Which city-state do you think offered a better lifestyle and society: Athens or Sparta”.
Cite the documents used and explain why you would select one city-state over the other.
When writing your arguments make sure you always include why you chose one city-state and why you did not chose the other

14. Athens or Sparta
Document Used
Athens
Sparta