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What is the word for the territories What is the word for the territories of Ancient Greece?of Ancient Greece?

What is the word for the territories What is the word for the territories of Ancient Greece?of Ancient Greece?

Polis or city-statesPolis or city-states

Describe Greek city states.Describe Greek city states.

Describe Greek city states.Describe Greek city states. Mostly surrounded by farmlandMostly surrounded by farmland No more than 20,000 peopleNo more than 20,000 people Covered approximately 100sq milesCovered approximately 100sq miles Mostly near Aegean SeaMostly near Aegean Sea Spoke mostly GreekSpoke mostly Greek

What is aristocracy?What is aristocracy?

What is aristocracy?What is aristocracy? Few noble or upper-class families Few noble or upper-class families

hold powerhold power Means “rule of the best”Means “rule of the best”

What is tyranny?What is tyranny?

What is tyranny?What is tyranny? One man is the dictatorOne man is the dictator Seizes power illegallySeizes power illegally

What is oligarchy?What is oligarchy?

What is oligarchy?What is oligarchy? Ruled by few rich menRuled by few rich men Means “rule by few”Means “rule by few”

What is democracy?What is democracy?

What is democracy?What is democracy? Power is shared by large number of Power is shared by large number of

citizenscitizens Citizens debate, decide policy and Citizens debate, decide policy and

elect officialselect officials

Which form of government became Which form of government became the pattern for most city-states?the pattern for most city-states?

Which form of government became Which form of government became the pattern for most city-states?the pattern for most city-states?

democracydemocracy

What was the Athenian Assembly?What was the Athenian Assembly?

What was the Athenian Assembly?What was the Athenian Assembly?

The group that passed laws, levied The group that passed laws, levied taxes and voted on issues of war and taxes and voted on issues of war and peacepeace

What were the citizenship What were the citizenship requirements in Athens?requirements in Athens?

What were the citizenship What were the citizenship requirements in Athens?requirements in Athens?

Must be maleMust be male Must be 18 years oldMust be 18 years old May May notnot be a slave be a slave Must have Must have twotwo Athenian parents Athenian parents

What was most important to What was most important to Spartans?Spartans?

What was most important to What was most important to Spartans?Spartans?

Military abilityMilitary ability

Which god was honored by the Which god was honored by the Olympic games?Olympic games?

Which god was honored by the Which god was honored by the Olympic games?Olympic games?

ZeusZeus

What was the Olympic Truce?What was the Olympic Truce?

What was the Olympic Truce?What was the Olympic Truce?

A time of no fightingA time of no fighting

What caused the Persian Wars?What caused the Persian Wars?

What caused the Persian Wars?What caused the Persian Wars?

The people of Miletus rebelled The people of Miletus rebelled against Persian rule and asked the against Persian rule and asked the Greeks to overthrow PersiaGreeks to overthrow Persia

What happened at the battle of What happened at the battle of Marathon?Marathon?

What happened at the battle of What happened at the battle of Marathon?Marathon?

The Greeks defeated the Persians The Greeks defeated the Persians even though they were badly even though they were badly outnumberedoutnumbered

What happened at the battle of What happened at the battle of Thermopylae?Thermopylae?

What happened at the battle of What happened at the battle of Thermopylae?Thermopylae?

A Greek traitor told the Persians how A Greek traitor told the Persians how to surround the Greek army along to surround the Greek army along the narrow passthe narrow pass

How did the Greeks win the battle How did the Greeks win the battle of Salamis?of Salamis?

How did the Greeks win the battle How did the Greeks win the battle of Salamis?of Salamis?

The Greeks led the Persians through The Greeks led the Persians through shallow waters – their boats got shallow waters – their boats got stuck and were easy targets for the stuck and were easy targets for the GreeksGreeks

Name Pericles’ major Name Pericles’ major accomplishments.accomplishments.

Name Pericles’ major Name Pericles’ major accomplishments.accomplishments.

Strengthened democracy by convincing Strengthened democracy by convincing Athenians to pay citizens for government Athenians to pay citizens for government work, allowing poor citizens to participate work, allowing poor citizens to participate in governmentin government

Encouraged the rebuilding of the acropolis Encouraged the rebuilding of the acropolis after it had been destroyed in the Persian after it had been destroyed in the Persian warswars

Patron of the arts and supported Patron of the arts and supported dramatists, painters, sculptors, and dramatists, painters, sculptors, and architectsarchitects

What is the Acropolis?What is the Acropolis?

What is the Acropolis?What is the Acropolis?

A complex of buildings that A complex of buildings that overlooked Athensoverlooked Athens

What is the most famous building in What is the most famous building in the Acropolis?the Acropolis?

What is the most famous building in What is the most famous building in the Acropolis?the Acropolis?

The ParthenonThe Parthenon

Which god did the Parthenon Which god did the Parthenon honor?honor?

Which god did the Parthenon Which god did the Parthenon honor?honor?

AthenaAthena

What was the Peloponnesian What was the Peloponnesian League?League?

What was the Peloponnesian What was the Peloponnesian League?League?

An alliance of city-states which An alliance of city-states which included Spartaincluded Sparta

Named for Peloponnesus, a Named for Peloponnesus, a mountainous peninsula where mountainous peninsula where Sparta, Thebes, and Corinth were Sparta, Thebes, and Corinth were locatedlocated

Designed to counteract Athenian Designed to counteract Athenian supremacysupremacy

What started the Peloponnesian What started the Peloponnesian War?War?

What started the Peloponnesian What started the Peloponnesian War?War?

Relations between Athens and the Relations between Athens and the Peloponnesian League began to Peloponnesian League began to deterioratedeteriorate

What was Athens war strategy?What was Athens war strategy?

What was Athens war strategy?What was Athens war strategy?

Use their strong navy and avoid land Use their strong navy and avoid land battlebattle

Who won the Peloponnesian War?Who won the Peloponnesian War?

Who won the Peloponnesian War Who won the Peloponnesian War and who lost?and who lost?

Sparta, the Peloponnesian League, Sparta, the Peloponnesian League, wonwon

Athens lostAthens lost

What happened to Athens because What happened to Athens because they lost the war?they lost the war?

What happened to Athens because What happened to Athens because they lost the war?they lost the war?

They had to tear down their city wallsThey had to tear down their city walls They lost their navyThey lost their navy Democracy was bannedDemocracy was banned A Spartan king was put in chargeA Spartan king was put in charge

How was Socrates different from How was Socrates different from earlier philosophers?earlier philosophers?

How was Socrates different from How was Socrates different from earlier philosophers?earlier philosophers?

He was less concerned about where He was less concerned about where the world came fromthe world came from

He was more concerned with how He was more concerned with how humans ought to behavehumans ought to behave

What is the Socratic method?What is the Socratic method?

What is the Socratic method?What is the Socratic method?

A teaching method where the A teaching method where the teacher asks a series of questions teacher asks a series of questions leading the student to discover the leading the student to discover the answer for him or herselfanswer for him or herself

How did Socrates die?How did Socrates die?

How did Socrates die?How did Socrates die?

He was put on trial for misleading He was put on trial for misleading young Athenian menyoung Athenian men

He was sentenced to deathHe was sentenced to death He was poisonedHe was poisoned

How did Plato differ from Socrates?How did Plato differ from Socrates?

How did Plato differ from Socrates?How did Plato differ from Socrates?

Plato used traditional teaching Plato used traditional teaching methodsmethods

He taught in an academy rather than He taught in an academy rather than the streetsthe streets

He was more concerned about what He was more concerned about what the ideal of goodness was than about the ideal of goodness was than about helping people realize how they were helping people realize how they were livingliving

List Aristotle’s major contributions List Aristotle’s major contributions to society.to society.

List Aristotle’s major contributions List Aristotle’s major contributions to society.to society.

He developed the basics of scientific He developed the basics of scientific research by collecting facts, analyzing research by collecting facts, analyzing them, and developing theoriesthem, and developing theories

He wrote books on how to lead good He wrote books on how to lead good and just livesand just lives

He wrote books on government and said He wrote books on government and said “the purpose of the state was to make “the purpose of the state was to make the good life possible for its slaves”the good life possible for its slaves”

What areas did Alexander What areas did Alexander conquer?conquer?

What areas did Alexander What areas did Alexander conquer?conquer?

GreeceGreece PersiaPersia IranIran AfghanistanAfghanistan TurkeyTurkey The Middle EastThe Middle East EgyptEgypt Part of IndiaPart of India

What is the Hellenistic period?What is the Hellenistic period?

What is the Hellenistic period?What is the Hellenistic period?

The period after Alexander’s death, The period after Alexander’s death, when Greek culture spread to the when Greek culture spread to the Mediterranean worldMediterranean world

What is the library of Alexandria?What is the library of Alexandria?

What is the library of Alexandria?What is the library of Alexandria?

A library with more than 700,000 A library with more than 700,000 scrollsscrolls

Attracted many thinkers of the Attracted many thinkers of the ancient worldancient world