1. Classical Greece

2. Lasting Legacies Forms of government Literature Philosophers
Scientific Advances

3. Early Civilizations Mycenaeans Lasted until circa 1200 BC
Conquered Minoans and Phoenicians
Fought Trojan War
Helen was kidnapped
Lasted about 10 years
Trojan Horse
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4. Greek Forms of Government
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Republic

5. Major Greek City-States
Sparta ( BC)
Oligarchy
Slavery
Physical Dominance
Society focused on physical attributes, force, athletics
Dominant City-State
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6. Government similar to U.S. Slavery
Athens ( BC)
Democracy
Government similar to U.S.
Slavery
Society focused on beauty and perfection of entire person
Conquered by Sparta
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7. Wars of Greece Persian War (circa 490 – 479 BC)
Fought between Persia and Greece (Athens/Sparta)
Marathon
Peloponnesian War ( BC)
Fought between Athens and Sparta
Plague kills about 1/3 to 2/3 Athens population
Sparta conquers Athens, ending Athens City-State

8. Greek Art and Literature
Parthenon
Built in Athens on Acropolis
Considered one of the most perfect buildings ever built

9. Art and Sculpture

10. Art and Literature (cont.)
Homer
Odyssey and Iliad
Drama
Comedy
Tragedy
Sophocles – Oedipus Trilogy

11. Significant Greek Individuals
Pericles (494? – 429 BC)
Athenian Statesman
Three Goals
Strengthen Athenian Democracy
Hold and Strengthen Empire
Glorify Athens

12. Socrates (469 – 399 BC) Teacher, urged students to
question everything …
Socratic Method
Believed we are born with all our personality and character traits and they simply come out as we live
Teacher of Plato
Put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens

13. Plato (427 – 347 BC) Wrestler, Poet, Teacher/Philosopher
Founded school in Athens,
The Academy
“Blank Slate” – belief opposite of Socrates
Wrote The Republic - Democracy doomed to failure due to human flaws/weaknesses
Teacher of Aristotle

14. Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) Scientist, Teacher, Physician
First to use Scientific Method (or something close to it)
Questioned nature of world, humans, nature, etc.
Worked in fields of science, physics, biology, medicine, government
Teacher of Alexander the Great

15. Alexander The Great (356 – 323 BC)
King of Macedonia
Conquered Greece then moved to control everything from Greece to India by 327 BC
Ruthless and Merciless
See map in book on page 130
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16. Hellenistic Culture
Blending of Greek culture with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures
Hellenistic Advances
Aristarchus – Sun is center of our universe
Eratosthenes – Size of the Earth
Euclid – Geometry
Archimedes – Value of Pi
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