Classical Greece Classical Greece Rise of the CityStates

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Classical Greece

Classical Greece

Classical Greece

Classical Greece

Rise of the City-States • Greece has a very mountainous geography • This made

Rise of the City-States • Greece has a very mountainous geography • This made it hard to unify and govern as a whole • Because of this Self-governing city states rose • Athens, Sparta, and Olympia were some of the more famous ones

Beginning of Democracy • We see the first democracies in Greece • They are

Beginning of Democracy • We see the first democracies in Greece • They are limited democracies, only men had the power to vote

Sparta

Sparta

Sparta • Military State aimed to show no weakness • Sick babies were left

Sparta • Military State aimed to show no weakness • Sick babies were left for dead • Boys started training at age 7 • You were allowed to marry at age 20 • Join Assembly at age 30 • Women had to stay in shape, so they would bare strong children • They could inherit property, but had to submit to their father or husband

Spartan Gov’t • Ruled by two kings and a council of elders • Assembly

Spartan Gov’t • Ruled by two kings and a council of elders • Assembly included all male citizens, nativeborn, over the age of 30 • Assembly made the big decisions

Athens • Boys were educated from a young age • Placed value on education

Athens • Boys were educated from a young age • Placed value on education more that military strength • Women lived a secluded life • Moved from a monarchy to an aristocracy to a limited democracy

Athens • Cleisthenes set up the “Council of 500” first real legislature • Solon

Athens • Cleisthenes set up the “Council of 500” first real legislature • Solon opened up more high offices for regular citizens

Athens – Philosophers • Socrates – taught in the market place. Challenged traditonal thought.

Athens – Philosophers • Socrates – taught in the market place. Challenged traditonal thought. Sentenced to death for beliefs (Socratic Method) • Plato- student of Socrates, didn’t like democracy. Educated elite should rule • Aristotle – student of Plato good conduct is a moderate course between extremes. First european universities based of his teaching

Achievements of Ancient Greece • Literature: Emergence of Greek plays. Tragedies and Comedies. Evolved

Achievements of Ancient Greece • Literature: Emergence of Greek plays. Tragedies and Comedies. Evolved out of religious festivals, took on social and moral issue. Explored the relationship between people and the gods. • Architecture: Convey balance and harmony of the universe. Famous for their columns. Also Greek sculpture was idealistic, showing the human form as perfect as they could • History: Herodotus became the first real historian. Instead of just recording local accounts of important events. He travelled to other places to get their accounts as well.

Achievements of Ancient Greece • Math, Science, Medicine: - Calculated the value of pi

Achievements of Ancient Greece • Math, Science, Medicine: - Calculated the value of pi - Discovered the Pythagorean Theorem - Calculated the size of earth and the sun - Developed the Hippocratic oath

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