1. The Classical Age of Greece and Rome (800 B.C.-A.D. 200)
Literature of Ancient Greece Outline

2. pp. 164-5 (Historical Highlights)
A famous war—Trojan War is the setting for the Iliad.
City States
Sparta known for military
Athens known for democracy, drama, and philosophy

3. pp (History, cont.)
Homer wrote epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey about the time period known as “The Decline”
During the “Growth of City States”, Sparta and Athens developed (Athens became the world’s first democracy.
Alexander the Great became a great leader late in the period.

4. pp. 166-7 (People and Society)
Aristocrats
Common Folk
Slaves
Warriors
Artists and Writers
Women
Not many rights except in Sparta

5. 168-9 (Arts and Humanities)
Religion—polytheistic
Political life
Athletics
The Olympic Games
Education and Philosophy
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle

6. pp. 170-1 (Arts and Humanities)
Sculpture
Music and Dance
Literature
Homer
Tragedy/tragic hero (Sophocles)
Comedy
Architecture
Parthenon
Acropolis

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