1. Classical Greece
Chapter 5 (P )

2. Polis Fundamental political unit in ancient Greece AKA- City-state
Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside
Each had it’s own government
Acropolis- where citizens gathered to discuss city government

3. Athens and Democracy Democracy: Rule by the people Began in Athens
Education: to prepare boys to be good citizens
Does our current educational system still do this?

4. Sparta and Military State
Dedicated to: Strength of military
Service to Sparta above all else
“Come back with your shield or on it”
Education: Designed to prepare soldiers

5. Persian Wars Who: Greece vs. Persian Empire Consequences:
United the city-states into GREECE
Athens as leader

6. Persians and Greeks
Crash Course

7. Athens’ Golden Age
Period of political leadership, economic growth, and cultural flourishing

8. Peloponnesian War Who: Athens vs. Sparta Consequences:
Athens loses its empire, power, and wealth

9. Philosopher: “lover of wisdom”- determined to seek the truth
Philosophers
Philosopher: “lover of wisdom”- determined to seek the truth

10. Philosophers
Socrates: founder of Western philosophy
Taught Plato

11. Philosophers
Plato: founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western World
Taught Aristotle

12. Philosophers
Aristotle: Writings constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy
Taught Alexander the Great

13. Alexander the Great
Considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time
Conquered an empire that spread from Greece to modern-day Pakistan

15. Alexander’s Legacy
Hellenistic Culture: a blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian Influences
Alexander preserved elements of the cultures he conquered
Break up of the empire-
Alexander’s generals could not hold together his vast empire
Split it up
Governed with complete power over their subjects

16. Alexander the Great
Crash Course

17. Legacy of Greece: Culture
Greek Language
Mythology
Olympic Games
Philosophers

18. Legacy of Greece: Science and Technology
Geometry
Accurate estimates of Earth’s circumference
Lever, pulley, pump

19. Legacy of Greece: Arts
Drama and Poetry
Sculpture
Pottery
Architecture

20. Legacy of Greece: Government
Direct Democracy
Citizens bringing charges of wrongdoing
Code of Laws
Expansion of citizenship