1. Crash Course Ancient Greece 10 Things About Ancient Greece

2. Why Study Greece?
Model of Democracy

3. Architecture

4. Olympics Ancient Greek Olympics Clip Olympics cartoon clip
1896

5. Philosophy & Writing: Theater Drama and Comedy

9. Geography 2000 islands in Aegean & Ionian Seas Close to Black Sea
Trade: lacked resources (land, timber, metals)
Contact with other cultures
Mountains: divided into independent communities
Influenced politics
Temperate climate: spent a lot of time outdoors
Outdoor meetings
Architecture
Sports

10. Mycenaens & Minoans Mycenae: Southern Greek Fortified City (2000BCE)
Warrior-kings ruled surrounding areas
Minoans: came into contact w/Mycenaeans (1600BCE)
Influenced Mycenaens:
Sea Trade
Writing Style
Religious Practice
Art & Literature
Politics

11. Trojan War
1200s BCE
10 yr war Mycenaens vs Troy (independent trading city
Legend: Greeks destroyed Troy b/c Trojan prince kidnapped Helen, wife of a Greek King
Evidence found in Turkey (1870s and 1900s) of battle

12. Dorians After Trojan War: Mycenaen collapse Sea raids
Dorians took advantage of situation
Spoke a dialect of Greek
Less advanced
Economy collapsed
No written record
Oral tradition
Homer
Epics
Iliad (story of the Trojan War)

13. City-States Polis = City-State
Made up of city and surrounding area (including villages)
sq miles
10k or less people

14. Forms of Greek Government
Monarchy: Single person
Aristocracy: small group (nobles, landowning families)
Grew out of supporting a king and getting land
Oligarchy: few, powerful people
Grew out of trade expansion
Tyrants: appealed to commoners to gain power, not necessarily harsh/cruel

15. Athens Democracy Draco – leader of Athens
Result of political struggles
Reforms
Direct participation
Representation
Draco – leader of Athens
All equal (rich & poor) under the law
Harsh penalties for crime (death usually)
Slavery for debt

16. Solon: outlawed debt slavery
4 social classes according to wealth
only top 3 could hold office
All could participate in assembly
All Citizens could bring charges up against others
Further reforms
Organized citizens based on where they live, not wealth (10 classes)
Citizens submitted laws to pass
Council of 500
Chosen randomly
Citizens: free adult male property owners born in Athens

17. Education in Athens Start at Age 7 Boys of wealthy families
Citizenship
Read, write, history and math
Logic and public speaking (to debate in assembly)
Athletics
Older – military schools

18. Women?
Home
Raise kids
Take care of house
No education
Limited rights

19. Sparta Southern Greece: Peloponnesus Cut off by Gulf of Corinth
Not like other city-states
Military State
Forced surrounding areas to be helots = peasants forced to work land and give ½ crops
Tried to overthrow, but Sparta built up military more

20. Sparta’s Government Assembly: all Spartan citizens Council of Elders
Elected officials
Voted on major issues
Council of Elders
30 older citizens
Proposed laws
Assembly voted on laws
5 elected officials
Carried out laws
Controlled education
Prosecuted court cases

21. Sparta’s Society 2 kings Over military Social Order
1. Citizens descended from original residents (including ruling class)
2. Free noncitizens
3. Helots
4. Slaves

22. Day to day 300 1st Battle Scene
Little self expression
Focus on military
Discipline over freedom and learning
Men served in military till 60
Boys stayed in barracks from 7-30
Training
Rough conditions
Little food
Slept on hard bench
Limited clothing

23. Women in Sparta Some military training Played sports/trained
Sparta above all
Freedom
Run estates b/c husbands at war
Especially in comparison to Athenians

24. Athens compared to Sparta