1. Grab a Notes Sheet & Highlighter LT: LT: At the end of class today, I should be able to identify the characteristics of civilization in Greece. Daily 10: If the Neolithic Revolution is a cause, which of these is an effect? A. The end of the Ice Age. B. Agriculture was replaced by industry and no longer used. C. Villages grew as people settled and nomadic ways ended. D. Hunting and gathering increased.

2. ANCIEN T GREEC E

3. Agenda 1.Review Quiz 2.Greece Notes 3.Religions Project

4. Describe the geography in Greece

7. Geography WATER! Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Black Sea Water helps with? MOUNTAINS ¾ of land = Mountainous and rugged What kind of govt will they develop? City-states: small, independent communities In Greece: “Polis”

8. What impact did the geography have on Greece? Positives: Negatives:

9. Polis/Acropolis  Polis – city-state that has their own govt’s  Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside  The downfall of Greece was a result of feuding city-states  Acropolis  Hilltop where they met to discuss issues

10. Tyranny to Democracy  Tyranny in City States  Democracy v. Oligarchy  Between 750 and 550 BC Greece expands its empire; trade and industry lead to many wealthy people who wanted power and became tyrants  Tyrants fell out of favor. Aristocrats were no longer in power and common people were able to have more of a say in politics. Some city states even used direct democracy

11. Democracy What is it? Rule by the people Found in Athens Only citizens could participate Citizen: free adult male property owners born in Athens Direct Democracy – voting directly on the issue Women, slaves, and foreigners were excluded from citizenship

12. Architecture  Parthenon – temple to honor Athena  Temples = places to worship gods  Columns

15. Draw a picture of a Greek Achievement

16. Religion: videovideo  Polytheists  Zeus, Athena, Apollo, etc  Mythology  traditional stories about their gods  Attributed human qualities to their gods  Love, hate, jealousy  Gods lived forever

17. Philosophers  “Lovers of Wisdom”  Greek thinkers that questioned beliefs and ideas about justice and other values  Three important thinkers:  Socrates  Plato  Aristotle

18. Alexander the Great  He was a conqueror  Conquered the lands from Greece to the Indus Valley  Egypt (crowned him pharaoh) -His soldiers fought for 11 years

19. Hellenistic Culture  Alexander actively sought to mix the conquered cultures with that of the Greeks  Cultural diffusion  Adopted Persian dress and customs  Married a Persian woman  Included Persians in his army

20. Mathematics  Geometry  Value of pi (for measuring circumference of a circle)  Physics  Invented the screw, a pulley, a steam engine