Ancient Greece Greece Geography Mountaino us Peninsulas Develop

Ancient Greece

Greece Geography Mountaino us Peninsulas Develop city-states

Mountainous

Islands!

Athens Sparta Direct democrac y Wanted to expand Shared Culture Battled Persia Militaristic Wanted to remain isolated Greek City-States

Athens and Sparta 499 BCE – 449 BCE: Fight together in Greco-Persian war (“ 300”, Xerxes, Thermopylae) 431 -404 BCE: Fight each other in Peloponnesian War Athens loses

Greek Culture Government ◦ DEMOCRACY! Assemblies, only male citizens vote Architecture ◦ Sculpture, columns Literature ◦ Comedy and tragedy

Acropolis

Greek Religion Polytheistic Zeus Hades Poseidon Epic Poems-Trojan War, Iliad, Odyssey Mythology ◦ Medusa ◦ Hercules

Greek Philosophers: Socrates Question everything Socratic method: like a teacherstudent discussion, led by questioning Accused of corrupting youth

Greek Philosophers: Plato Pupil to Socrates The Republic Seeks to define: ◦ Justice/Order Allegory of the Cave Correct form of government: ◦ Rule by philosophers

Greek Philosophers: Aristotle Pupil of Plato Physics, metaphysics, theater, music, logic, politics, ethics, etc… Teacher to Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great Macedonian (citystate in North Greece) 356 – 323 BCE Conquers all of Greece, Persia, and invades India Hellenistic Culture – blend of Greek, Persian, Indian, Egyptian