1. GREECE Essential Questions:
What legacy did ancient Greece leave to later civilizations?
What was the significance of Alexander the Great’s conquests?

2. Archaic
Greece:
1650 BCE BCE

3. Bronze Age Greece

4. Minoan Civilization: Located on Crete (Palace at Knossos)

5. Famous Minoan frescos

6. The Minoans developed writing, used copper and bronze
Shipbuilders
Civilization collapsed around 1400 BCE

7. The Mycenaean Civilization
Thrived from BCE
Were overtaken by the Dorians – Dark Age for Greece

8. Classical Greece:
700 BCE BCE

9. The Geography of Greece

10. Geography shapes Greek life
Greek civilization formed around the Aegean, Ionian and Black Seas which were used for transportation
Trade was important due to lack of natural resources and little fertile land
Trade led to cultural adoption such as the alphabet
Mountain terrain forced Greek communities to develop city-states (polis) each with its own government

11. SPARTA

12. Sparta Military state based on obedience and self-discipline
Government was an Oligarchy – ruled by a small group of elites
Conquered neighbors forcing them to be Helots (slaves)

13. ATHENS: Yesterday & Today

14. Athens Government - Direct Democracy City of Intellect
Every freeman could vote (No women or slaves)
Citizen Assembly
City of Intellect

15. Persian Wars: 499 BCE – 480 BCE

16. Persian Wars: Famous Battles
Marathon (490 BCE)
26 miles from Athens
Thermopylae (480 BCE)
300 Spartans at the Mountain pass
Salamis (480 BCE)
Athenian navy victorious

17. Golden “Age of Pericles”: 460 BCE – 429 BCE
Pericles leader of Athens
Athena -goddess and protector of Athens

18. Great Athenian Philosophers
Socrates
Socratic dialogue - question everything
Plato
The Republic  philosopher-king
Aristotle
Logic
Scientific method

19. Homer: The “Heroic Age”

20. Athens: The Arts & Sciences
Greek contributions:
Drama & The Sciences:
Comedies & Tragedies
Pythagoras – Pythagorean Theorem
Archimedes – Geometry, pulleys and levers
Eratosthenes-Calculated the Earth’s circumference and declared it round

21. Art and Architecture
The Parthenon

22. The Acropolis Today

23. Classical Greek Art “Idealistic”
Sophocles
Aphrodite

24. Olympia

25. The Ancient Olympics: Athletes & Trainers

26. The Role of Women in Greece
Athenian women were considered inferior and subject to their husbands will - could own clothes and slaves, but no land
Spartan women had more freedom many were educated and received physical training

27. Peloponnesian Wars Fought between Athens and Sparta
Sparta wins, but Greek city-states were weakened
Allowing for conquest from the North (Phillip of Macedonia)

28. "Hellenistic"
Age:
324 BCE BCE

29. Hellenistic Age Phillip of Macedonia Alexander the Great
Unites the Greek city-states
Assassinated and his son comes to power
Alexander the Great
Hellenistic culture – blending of Greek, Indian and Middle Eastern culture
Art becomes more realistic and emotional

30. Alexander the Great

31. Alexander the Great’s Empire

32. Alexander the Great