Chase HarmanMatt Costello

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Religion12 chief gods

No body of doctrine

No focus on morality

Went to gloomy underworld ruled by Hades

Religion Pictures

Religion Continued

Rituals/festivals = honor gods

Oracle = sacred shrine where gods revealed future through priest

First Olympic Festival in 776 B.C to honor Zeus

Culture

Family composed of husband, wife, and children

Economy based on farming/trade

Philosophy = system of thought

Culture Continued

3 groups: upper class, warriors, producers of society

Art - advanced in 15th century (Parthenon)

Sparta – main military

Drama – first dramas were tragedies

Politics

Phillip II – 359 B.C. ruled Macedonia

Alexander the Great took control of Macedonia

Fought Persians/took possessions of empire

Tyrants – rulers who seized power by force from the aristocrats

Pericles – got direct democracy from him

Politics Pictures

This is a sculpture of Philip II of Macedonia.

Timeline

1250-1200 BCE – Trojan war

730-710 BCE – First Messenian war, Sparta invades Messenia.

640-630 BCE – Second Messenian war, Sparta invades Messenia.

 594 BCE – Solon replaces the Draconian law in Athens and lays the foundation for Democracy. He introduces to Athens the first coinage and a system of weights and measures.

546 BCE – Pisistratos becomes tyrant of Athens   527 BCE- Pisistratos dies. His son becomes tyrant of Athens

Timeline Continued

510 BCE – Alcmaeonid family and Spartans free Athens from tyranny.

497-479 BCE – Persian wars - Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Plataea.

446-445 BCE – Thirty-year peace treaty signed between Athens and Sparta in winter.

430 BCE – Plague epidemic in Athens.

418 BCE – Spartans defeat Athens at Mantinea.

Timeline Continued

359 BCE – Phillip II becomes King of Macedonia.

336 BCE – Phillip II Assassinated. Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia.

334 BCE – Alexander the Great defeats Persian army at Granicus river in Anatolia.

323 BCE – Death of Alexander the Great.

214-189 BCE – Three Macedonian Wars.

146 BCE – Roman invasian of Greece.

Maps

This is Greece near the beginning of the civilization.

Maps Continued

This is how Greece after expansion and its colonies.

Maps Continued

Maps Continued

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II of Macedonia.

At the age of thirteen, Alexander the Great was tutored by the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle for several years.

Alexander the Great

Philip the second was about to attack the Persians when he was murdered. In result Alexander took over his job at the age of twenty.

Alexander the Great

In his first battle against the Persians at the Granicus River, Alexander the Great proved to be a skilled military commander.

After the battle had ended Alexander the Great visited all of his wounded soldiers and he also helped the families that had lossed soldiers.

These actions won the loyalty of his troops.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great won his next battle against the Persians at Issus because the Persians issued a full retreat in result of a surprise attack.

They met up again at Gaugamela were Alexander the Great successfully defeated the Persians again.

This victory was very important because in result of it they were able to conquer the Persian Empire city by city.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great conquered lands throughout India.

During an eight year period Alexander the Great and his troops had traveled nearly 11,000 miles.

The trip back home was brutal and many troops died of exhaustion.

It is estimated that Alexander lost three-fourths of his troops on the way back home.

Alexander the Great

Replica of his

gravestone.

On June 10, 323 B.C. Alexander the Great died of pneumonia.

Conclusion

Alexander the Great was know for his bold decisions in battle.

The most important battle was at Gaugamela because in result they conquered the Persian Empire city by city.

Greeks worship twelve chief gods. The sparta was the main military in

Greece. Divided into three social classes by

wealth: Upper class, medics, and freemen.

Sources

www.tms.riverview.wednet.edu/irc/Ancient%20History2.htm#Ancient Greece

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