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Ancient Greece What Greek traditions, ideas etc can you think of that are with us today?  Pre Ancient Greece Minoan Culture 1750 – 1100 B.C.E Island of Crete with the capital Knossos center for Minoan civilization Seafarers and traders, good natural ports all over...

Ancient Greece What Greek traditions, ideas etc can you think of that are with us today?  Pre Ancient Greece Minoan Culture 1750 – 1100 B.C.E Island of Crete with the capital Knossos center for Minoan civilization Seafarers and traders, good natural ports all over Greece. The bull is the sign of Minoan Culture We have yet to decipher their language  Pre Ancient Greece Mycenae 1650 – 1100 B.C.E Mainland Greece Mountains divide population centers creating many small kingdoms Invaded the Minoans 1400´s B.C.E Trojan War 1250 B.C.E Internal fighting between Mycenae kingdoms destroyed the civilization Brought down their culture Caused the ”dark age” of Greece 1100 – 800 B.C.E  Ancient Greece Polis (city state) became the new form of government Three major city states, Athens, Sparta and Thebes Ruled in different ways Monarchy – King Oligarchy – Rule by the few wealthy Democracy – rule by the people  Ancient Greece Created leagues for external protection. Very protective of their internal affairs from “foreigners” Made it very difficult to unite and cooperate against common problems Relied on citizen soldiers for defense Each Polis worshiped Greek gods, goddesses and cults, with their own touch  Ancient Greece Iliad and Odysseus were written during this time (BCE 700s) by Homer Tales of heroism and gods that was one of the things that unified the Greeks Gods are described with human weaknesses and attributes  Ancient Greece How did the stories play into Greek development? Can you think of a comparison with other civilizations?  Ancient Greece Archaic age 800-500 B.C.E Greek colonization spread due to lack of farm land in Greece Sea was treated as a highway, not a barrier  Ancient Greece Sparta - Monarchy Military society Individual was subservient to the state Barrack life, no family life Age 12 boys were enrolled in regiments Soldiers for life Weak or sick babies were killed Wealth was looked down upon Women were tough. Had to do the work when the men were gone.  Ancient Greece Athens Rich nobility controlled all the land and wealth 594 B.C.E Solon started a reform process to widen the influence of Athenian citizens Pericles 448 – 429 B.C.E expands the democracy and creates a golden age of literacy and arts. Even after all reforms with poorer Athenians gaining influence the rich still controlled most of society.  Ancient Greece Athens set up a forum and a council Forum was for the people Elected officials on the council Could only sit for one year. To be able to participate you had to be an Athenian citizen, male, 20 and wealthy  Ancient Greece Slave society Women were immature beings that should be secluded Men should seek knowledge in many fields Name one great Spartan philosopher.  Ancient Greece Greeks were willing to study questions without the religious lens Thales (600 B.C.E) Hippocrates (460 B.C.E) – Father of medicine Democritus (460 B.C.E) Atoms Socrates (470 – 399 B.C.E Figment of Plato's imagination? Socratic method Plato (427 – 347 B.C.E) Founder of the Academy (School) Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.E) studied under Plato Teacher of Alexander the great  Ancient Greece Greek Writing Theater often about myths and gods and moral implication Athenian rulers allowed criticism through the plays Aristophanes – comic Aeschylus – tragedy Sophocles – tragedy Euripides – tragedy Herodotus – Father of history  Ancient Greece Olympic Games Held every four years Celebrated Zeus No female participation Pancratium – one shall stand one shall fall Pythian, Nemean and Isthmian games Literature, poetry, music and history  Ancient Greece 480 B.C.E Persia invaded Greece Battle of Thermopylae Battle of Salamis Under Spartan leadership a Greek coalition defeated the Persian invasion force Athens kicked out the Persians from the Aegean Sea  Ancient Greece Athenian power alarmed Sparta as Athens became imperialistic Lead to the Peloponnesian War 431 – 404 B.C.E Complete disaster for the Greeks Sparta won, but lost it allies when it became imperialistic Thebes beat the Spartan Army A weakened Greece opened up for Phillip II