ancient greece walkabout. time line greek culture from 1000 b.c.e. to 336 b.c.e. hellenistic period:...

22
Ancient Greece Walkabout

Upload: charlene-west

Post on 14-Jan-2016

220 views

Category:

Documents


3 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Ancient Greece

Walkabout

Page 2: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Time Line• Greek Culture from 1000

B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E.

• Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E.

Page 3: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Geography• Greece is situated on the Balkans

Peninsula

• Surrounded by Seas and covered in Mountains each local city

developed their own culture and traditions.

Page 4: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-States • Each individual Greek City created

their own culture and political structure

• Each was separated from the others and geographically isolated

• Each City-State controlled the area around it and supported itself off of

the farms wealth that the land provided.

Page 5: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State Political Structures

• Each City-State had their own political organization.

• Some were a Monarchy: Controlled by a King

• Some were an Aristocracy: Controlled by a small group of Nobles who

owned a lot of land

Page 6: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State Political Structures

• Others were an Oligarchy: Ruled by a few powerful people. Usually

merchants.

• Some were ruled by Tyrants: a person who had seized power for themselves.

• Some were Direct Democracies: Ruled by the Citizens who Voted.

Page 7: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State Politics • Citizens – entitled to certain basic

rights.

o Citizenship was restricted to Free Adult Males

• Non-Citizens – farmed and served. Could never become Citizens.

Page 8: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State: Athens• Most Famous Direct Democracy

• Focused on Culture: • Drama• History • Math• Science

Page 9: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State: Athens • Architecture – Built the Parthenon:

Huge Temple to the Gods

• Drama: Tragedy & Comedy – two main story types.

• History: Herodotus was the first Historian

Page 10: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State Athens• Euclid & Pythagoras – Made great discoveries in Geometry. (Pythagorean

Theorem)

• Math – closely calculated Earth’s true size & circumference

• Math - Early Ideas about Latitude and Longitude.

Page 11: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

City-State: Sparta• Military Focused: Warrior Culture. Put

Sparta First

• Focused on rigorous training for men. • From age 7 – 30

• Spartan Women: Trained too. Known for their strength

Page 12: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Persian War• Persia attempted to conquer the

Greek peninsula

• Persian Invasion united most of the City-States to fight against it

• Battle of Thermopylae: The famous 300 Spartans stood against the

Persian Army

Page 13: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Persian War • The Greeks won the war after many

battles.

• Ushered in a “Golden Age” for Athens

• Great Wealth and a flowering of Culture

Page 14: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Peloponnesian War• War between Sparta & Athens

• Sparta eventually won the war and ended Athens’ domination of the

Greek peninsula

Page 15: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Greek Philosophers • Philosopher: Means Lover of

Wisdom

• Socrates: 470-399 B.C.E.

• Plato: 427-347 B.C.E.

• Aristotle: 384-322 B.C.E.

Page 16: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Greek Philosophers• Socrates: Sought Knowledge and

Encouraged citizens to examine their lives

• Plato: Author of “The Republic” a treatise on Govt. that influenced western

thought for nearly 1,500 years

• Aristotle: Focused on Logic. Credited with inventing the Scientific Method.

Page 17: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Alexander the Great• Alexander’s Father Philip of Macedon

conquered the Greek City-States

• Philip was assassinated and his son Alexander took the throne at the age

of 20.

Page 18: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Alexander the Great• Alexander consolidated his power in

Greece and then invaded Persia

• Alexander defeated Persia in battle after battle and soon controlled the

entire Persian Empire.

• He founded Alexandria in Egypt when he conquered that territory.

Page 19: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Alexander the Great• After he conquered Persia Alexander

turned toward the Indus Valley (modern day India)

• His troops were tired and threatened to turn around.

• Alexander turned around and returned to Babylon.

Page 20: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Alexander the Great• He died in Babylon shortly after

turning around. He had only ruled for 12 years.

• He was just 32. He had already created one of the largest Empires ever.

• His Generals fought over the land and divided it up amongst themselves.

Page 21: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Hellenism• Alexander’s Conquests spread and fused Greek culture with Persian.

• This mix of cultures came to be known as Hellenism.

• His Generals built new cities and ruled over them, preserving and spreading

Hellenistic Culture for years.

Page 22: Ancient Greece Walkabout. Time Line Greek Culture from 1000 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period: 336 B.C.E. – 150 B.C.E

Hellenism• The Hellenistic culture encouraged

Astronomy, Math, and Physics.

• They calculated Pi, Geometric Proofs, and invented advanced technology