Ancient Greece Crete Bronze Age in Greece Minoans
Ancient Greece
Crete
Bronze Age in Greece Minoans Location/Geography /Climate Social Political Interaction Culture (Religion, Art, Architecture) Economic (DEC) Myceneans
Governments in Ancient Greece • Monarchy: “mono”= single & “archia”=rule Single Ruler/King • Oligarchy: “oligos”=a few & “archia”=rule Rule by a Few • Who would make up the few? • Aristocracy: “aristos”=excellent Rule by the elite/wealthy • Democracy: “Demos”=the masses/people Rule by the People • Tyrant: a citizen who takes power by appealing to the common people
Sparta Athens
Persian Wars
Persian Wars • Ionian Revolt • Battle of Marathon • Battle of Thermopylae • Battle of Salmis • Delian League
Athens • Draco -created a legal code (All Athenians equal under the law) • Solon -outlawed debt slavery -organized Athens into 4 social classes (top 3 could hold office) -All citizens, regardless of class, could be a part of the Assembly • Cleisthenes -organized Athens into 10 groups based on where you live -allowed all citizens to propose laws -created Council of 500 whose members were chosen by lot
Golden Age of Athens • Delian League • Pericles 1. Strengthen Athenian Democracy -paid public officials so even the poorest citizen could serve 2. Hold and strengthen the Empire -strengthened the navy 3. Glorify Athens -building projects
Philosophers (“Love of Wisdom”) • Socrates -”The unexamined life is not worth living” -put to death for “corrupting the youth of Athens” • Plato -wrote The Republic • Aristotle -method for arguing based on logic (Scientific Method)
School of Athens
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