1. Ancient Greece

2. Relative Geography

3. Geographic Setting Mountainous
Excellent harbors – constantly on the sea and set up colonies on the islands.
b/c of mountains, many separate communities set up.

4. Proximity to other civilizations

5. Development of writing

6. City -States
The two main city-states in ancient Greece were Athens and Sparta.

7. City -States
Acropolis – hilltop fortress/everything centered from there.

8. Democracy
Athens was the first city-state to develop democracy! (Democracy is a Greek invention)
Direct Democracy: all citizens participate in government, rather than with representatives.
Limited Democracy: only citizens (free men born in Athens could participate)

9. Sparta vs. Athens exercise.
Do Now:
Read page in textbook.
Sparta vs. Athens exercise.

10. Greek Philosophers
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle

11. Socrates
Like Confucius and Buddha – seeking a code of conduct. REASON AND TRUTH!
Socratic Method – question and answer techniques that would eventually help you find the truth.
Arrested for “corrupting the youth and disrespecting the gods.” – Sentenced to death.
Did not run away, even though people told him to, because he thought that is was important to obey the law.

12. Plato Student of Socrates Wrote Socrates’ ideas in The Dialogues
Wrote about his own ideas in The Republic
Rejected democracy – it killed Socrates
His ideas:
Philosophers for kings
Workers for food
Soldiers for protection of state

13. Aristotle Student of Plato
Studied all kind of governments, and rejected democracy.
Logic – a new system of reason.
Moral behavior.
Moderation in all things (The Golden Mean)
First European universities taught Aristotle’s ideas to their students.

14. “The School of Athens”

15. Plato’s allegory of the cave

16. The Glory that was Greece
Developed philosophy and logic
Developed rhetoric (art of skillful speaking)
Architecture: Parthenon (to goddess Athena)

17. Parthenon vs. modern architecture

18. Greek Literature Developed drama Developed tragedies Developed comedy
Herodotus – called the “Father of History”
Historie means “inquire” in Greek.

19. Philip and Alexander the Great
The city-states were always at war with each other.
Philip of Macedonia put the city-states under one control …HIS.

20. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age
Alexander the Great – Philip’s son
United Greece
Then he conquered more lands in the east
Hellenistic civilization: Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures mix.

21. Hellenistic Civilization

22. Alexander vs. Darius of Persia

23. Do now Label and color the map
Look at page 138 of the yellow book for help
Form groups of 4
Read page 139 (The legacy of Alexander) + (Hellenistic Art and Science)
Pick 3 important legacies and 2 contributions to art and science.