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🧜‍♀️ Greek Mythology Archaic Age (800 - 479 BC) Archaic — “Early” Right after the Greek Dark Age (1100 — 479 BC) —> Rediscovery of Common Culture Reliance on large military —> demands part...

🧜‍♀️ Greek Mythology Archaic Age (800 - 479 BC) Archaic — “Early” Right after the Greek Dark Age (1100 — 479 BC) —> Rediscovery of Common Culture Reliance on large military —> demands participation First Emergence of Polis — “city-state” / Greek cities Caused by the increasing population colonization —> built new cities Acropolis typically located at the highest hill of a Polis; the most secured part of a city government complex + central religious and cultural complex example of a temple in an Acropolis: Parthenon — a major temple for goddess Athena, located in Athens Agora “marketplace” Not merely a grocery plaza but mainly a gathering place Chora surrounded the polis; farmland where the Greeks get their resources Five elements that united the Archaic Greeks Greek Mythology 1  Common language — Greek Intellectual Life — Philosophy, Mathematics, and Science Love of Beauty — Balanced/Symmetrical Competitions — Olympics; cities sending their champions to compete often set in temples Mythology — their religion Hellenic “Classical” Age (479 — 323 BC) Classical — “Best” Greeks defeated the Persians —> Period of Confidence The official establishment of Athenian Democracy (479 BC) 3 Key Characteristics/Standard Rules Balance Order Restraint Humanism The main aim —> ideals/perfection Ethics — what makes people happy? Ended at the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) Brief Info about Alexander the Great his father, Philip II of Macedon, took over the Greek world however, he was assassinated shortly after, so Alexander had to take over. A great military leader The Great Empire of Alexander the Great — conquered most of the early civilizations, particularly the ones on the east side except for China His tutor was Aristotle Greek Mythology 2  Alexander supported and respected him but didn’t apply his teachings lmao He died in year 323 BC; he was 32 years old unknown cause of death Hellenistic Age (323 — 31 BC) Hellenistic — “Greek-ish” Began at the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) period of chaos drastic change in values no focus on humanism, ideals, and ethics doesn’t follow the 3 key classical characteristics (balance, order, and restraint) development of philosophy for the depressed Greek Mythology 3