1. The Contest for Excellence
Greece, B.C.E.

2. The Contest for Excellence
The Big Picture
Archaic Age
Classical Age
Mycenaeans
Colonization
Peloponnesian War
Minoans
Trojan War
Persian War
2000 B.C.E.
1000 B.C.E.
400 B.C.E.
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3. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Heroes
The Greek Peninsula
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The World of the Greeks
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5. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Heroes
The Minoans, B.C.E.
Economic power
Religious ritual
Minoan destruction
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6. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Heroes
Mycenaean Civilization: The First Greeks, B.C.E.
Trade
Violence and disruption
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7. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Heroes
From “Dark Ages” to Colonies
Founding colonies
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The Greek Colonies in About 500 B.C.E.
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9. Emerging from the Dark: Heroic Beliefs and Values
Heroic Values Preserved
Homer
Hesiod
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10. Emerging from the Dark: Heroic Beliefs and Values
The Family of the Gods
Oracles
Worship of Dionysus
Impact of religious ideas
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11. Emerging from the Dark: Heroic Beliefs and Values
Studying the Material World
Thales and Democritus
Pythagoras
Practical applications
Fears of “impiety”
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12. Life in the Greek Poleis
Hoplite armies
The Invention of Politics
Tyrants
City-states
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13. Life in the Greek Poleis
The Heart of the Polis
Men’s and women’s roles
Slave labor
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14. Life in the Greek Poleis
Fears and Attachments in Greek Emotional Life
Bisexual relations
Sappho of Lesbos
Courtesans
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15. Life in the Greek Poleis
Athens: City of Democracy
Oligarchy
Solon’s reforms
Increased democracy
Tyranny
Assessing democracy
Ostracism
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17. Life in the Greek Poleis
Sparta: Model Military State
Spartan life
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19. Life in the Greek Poleis
The Love of the Contest: Olympic Games
Olympic Games
Women at Olympics
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20. Life in the Greek Poleis
The Persian Wars, B.C.E.
Causes of war
Battle of Marathon
A second invasion
Thermopylae
Greek naval victory
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The Persian Wars, B.C.E.
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22. Life in the Greek Poleis
Herodotus: The Father of History
Greek vs. “barbarians”
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23. Greece Enters its Classical Age
Athens Builds an Empire, B.C.E.
Delian League
Pericles
Pericles’ democracy
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25. Greece Enters its Classical Age
Artistic Athens
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26. Greece Enters its Classical Age
Greek Theater: Exploring Complex Moral Problems
Aeschylus and Sophocles
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27. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning
Thucydides
The Peloponnesian War, B.C.E.
Melos destroyed
Athens loses
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The Peloponnesian War, B.C.E.
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29. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning
Philosophical Musings: Athens Contemplates Defeat
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
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30. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning
Biography: Alcibiades
Hero, Military Genius, and Traitor
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31. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning
Tragedy and Comedy: Innovations in Greek Theater
Euripides
Aristophanes
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32. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning
Hippocrates and Medicine
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33. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning
The Aftermath of War, B.C.E.
Power struggles
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