governments in ancient greece
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Governments in Ancient Greece. Monarchy. State ruled by a king Rule is hereditary Some rulers claim divine right What is divine right? Mycenae. Aristocracy. State ruled by nobility Rule is hereditary and based on land ownership Social status and wealth support rulers’ authority Athens. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Governments in Ancient Greece
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Monarchy
• State ruled by a king• Rule is hereditary• Some rulers claim
divine right– What is divine right?
• Mycenae
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Aristocracy
• State ruled by nobility• Rule is hereditary and
based on land ownership
• Social status and wealth support rulers’ authority
• Athens
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Oligarchy
• State ruled by a small group of citizens
• Rule is based on wealth
• Ruling group controls military
• Sparta
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Direct Democracy
• State ruled by its citizens
• Rule is based on citizenship
• Majority rule decides vote
• Athens
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Ancient Greek Architecture
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Three Greek Architectural Systems
• Doric• Ionic• Corinthian
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Doric
• Sturdy• Plain capital (top)• Found in mainland
Greece, southern Italy and Sicily
• Parthenon
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Parthenon
• Built in 5th century B.C.E.
• Temple of Athena Parthenos (Greek goddess of wisdom)
• Built on the acropolis in Athens
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Ionic• Thinner• More elegant• Capital has scroll-like
design• Found in eastern
Greece and the islands• Erechtheum• Temple of Athena
Nike
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Greek Architectural Mechanics
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Erechtheum
• Built between 421 and 405 BC
• Contained sanctuaries and shrines
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Erechtheum
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Temple of Athena Nike
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Temple of Athena Nike
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• Athena Nike Statue
• Louvre Museum in France
• Nike Swoosh
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Corinthian
• Rare• Capital is
elaborate, decorated with leaves
• Temple of Apollo at Bassae
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Temple of Apollo at Bassae
• Built c. 420 BC.
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Acropolis of Athens• Dates back to Bronze
Age• Elevated, fortified
section of ancient Athens
• Devoted to religious purposes
• Contains sanctuaries and shrines
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