Grab a Notes Sheet LT: LT: At the end of class today, I should be able to identify the characteristics of civilization in Greece. Daily 10: Describe the.

Grab a Notes SheetLT: LT: At the end of class today, I should be able

to identify the characteristics of civilization in Greece.

Daily 10: Describe the impact of Classical Greece culture on the US today?

ANCIENT

GREECE

Describe the geography in Greece

Geography• WATER!

• Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Black Sea• Water helps with?

• MOUNTAINS• ¾ of land = Mountainous and rugged

• What kind of govt will they develop?• City-states: small, independent

communities• In Greece: “Polis”

Polis/Acropolis Polis – city-state that

has their own govt’s Made up of a city and

its surrounding countryside

The downfall of Greece was a result of feuding city-states

Acropolis Hilltop where

they met to discuss issues

Tyranny to Democracy

Tyranny in City States

Democracy v. Oligarchy Between 750 and

550 BC Greece expands its empire; trade and industry lead to many wealthy people who wanted power and became tyrants

Tyrants fell out of favor. Aristocrats were no longer in power and common people were able to have more of a say in politics. Some city states even used direct democracy

Democracy• What is it?• Rule by the people• Found in Athens• Only citizens could participate• Citizen: free adult male property owners born in

Athens• Direct Democracy – voting directly on the issue• Women, slaves, and foreigners were

excluded from citizenship

Architecture Parthenon – temple to honor Athena

Temples = places to worship gods Columns

Religion: video Polytheists

Zeus, Athena, Apollo, etc

Mythology traditional stories about their

gods

Attributed human qualities to their gods Love, hate, jealousy Gods lived forever

Philosophers “Lovers of Wisdom” Greek thinkers that questioned

beliefs and ideas about justice and other values

Three important thinkers: Socrates Plato Aristotle

Alexander the Great He was a conqueror Conquered the lands

from Greece to the Indus Valley Egypt (crowned him

pharaoh)-His soldiers fought for

11 years

Hellenistic Culture

Alexander actively sought to mix the conquered cultures with that of the Greeks Cultural diffusion

Adopted Persian dress and customs Married a Persian woman Included Persians in his army

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