The Growth of Civilizations c 2000 B C
The Growth of Civilizations c. 2000 B. C. – A. D. 476
Greece www. portoveneziano. gr/ crete-map-en. jsp Geographically § Southern part of the Balkan Peninsula § Key geographical feature …
Aegean Sea www. hfac. uh. edu/ mcl/classics/greec. jpg § Most jobs of Greek civilization were sea based – Traders – Fishermen
Early Greek Peoples
Minoans www. cretashop. gr/br/ imagesbr/minoan%20 fresco. gif § Located on island of Crete § Economy – trade § Volcano 1628 – empire starts to decline § Defeated by the Mycenaeans
Map of Ancient Greece This map shows the Greek settlements c 550 BC
Mycenaeans www. wsu. edu: 8080/. . . / MODULES/MINOA/TITLE 2. GIF § Located on Greek mainland § Controlled Greece from 1600 -1200 B. C.
Greek City-States Polis – A Greek city-state
Characteristics of city-states § § § § Small (in terms of land) Populations of < 10, 000 Forts built on hills of cities (Acropolis) Agora= Market Politically independent Greek speaking Saw non-Greeks as barbarians
Religious Life § Religion was used to explain nature § Used to explain why emotions caused people to lose control § Explains the unexplainable § Gods have human qualities § Benefits: Long life / Good afterlife experience – Good Fortune – Good harvests
Greek Gods
Zeus www. madisonastro. org/ astrophotos/play/zeus. gif § § Chief God Lived on Mount Olympus
Apollo www. students. sbc. edu/. . . / apollo%20 belvedere. jpg § § Son of Zeus God of Light
Athena web. mit. edu/. . . /www/ Europe 2002/080402/Athena. JPG § § § Daughter of Zeus Protector of Athens Goddess of Wisdom and Womanly Goodness
Dionysus brainstorm-services. com/ wcu-lit/oedipus-stept. . . § God of fertility and wine
Hermes www. watson. org/~leigh/hermes. jpg § § Messenger of the Gods Also the god of thieves, travelers, shepherds, and merchants
Ares www. eduteka. org/proyectos/psique/images/ares. jpg § God of War
Greek God Family Tree www. angelfire. com/weird 2/randomstuff/familytree. htm
Governing City-States § Each city-state ruled by a chieftain from hilltop fortresses § Needed wealthy nobles because they had money to buy chariots, horses, and weapons to fight § Thus, the aristocracy (rule by the upper class) was born
Sparta vs. Athens Sparta § Located on Peloponnesus § Militaristic – Whole life built around it § Class system – Equals – decended from invaders – rulers – Half-Citizens – Helots - slaves § Ruled by two kings/Council of Elders § Boys and Girls attend school Athens § Located on the Attic Peninsula § Mostly sea traders § Society – Citizens – All Athenian born men, only male education – Metics – born outside – paid taxes – but could not participate in gov’t or own land – Slaves § Early government – Governed by nine archons
The Four Founding Dictators
Draco www. auburn. edu/~downejm/ sp/alpcontents. html § Believed to have created Athen’s first code of law § Law harsh and severe § Any laws now considered harsh today are referred to as “Draconian”
Solon www. nimispauci. com/ Laerce/Sept. Sages/Solon. jpg § § Erased debt of poor Settled disputes between rich and poor § Outlawed slavery for debt
Peisistratus www. learnline. de/angebote/ realideal/apotheose. . . § Ruled Athens as tyrant with support of lower classes § Economy improved
Cleisthenes www. pbs. org/. . . /characters/ cleisthenes_p 8. html § Began democracy in Athens – Divided Athens’ citizens into 10 tribes they chose 50 representatives -> formed Council of Five Hundred
Greek Expansion
Persian Wars 500 -479 B. C.
Trouble begins in… ccwf. cc. utexas. edu/ ~perlman/myth/lecture 15. html § § Ionia, a Greek Colony Conquered by Persians § Ionian (Greek citizens in Asia Minor) rebel against Persian rule. § Rebellion crushed – but….
Darius home. att. net/ ~tabriz/newpage 1. htm § Wanted to punish Athens for the rebellion § Invade Greece § 1 st major battle…
Battle of Marathon § § 490 B. C. Major upset – Athenians although outnumbered win Phalanx Role of Pheidippides
Second Invasion www. 2 frompars. com/ Xerxes%20(Khashayar%20 Shah). htm § § 480 B. C. This one led by Xerxes, son of Darius § Two major battles – Battle of Thermopylae – Battle of Salamis
Battle of Thermopylae www. barca. fsnet. co. uk/ punic 2 -after-greece. htm § Land battle which united all Greeks § Persians attack through narrow mountain passeventually find way around § 300 Spartan soldiers killed while Athenians returned home to save Athens
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Battle of Salamis www. livius. org/he-hg/ herodotus/logos 8_24. html § Naval Battle of coast of the island of Salamis § Athens won because their smaller ships were mobile than the larger Persian ships § Major victory for Athens
Effects of the Persian Wars § Persia weakens – no longer the power of the area § Athenian power increases – leader of the new Delian League (league of independent Greek city-states) purpose was the protection of each of the city-states § Athens got rich – from Delian League monies
Delian League § This Organization was formed by Athens to Rule over other City States § Members had to pool their money in Athenian banks § Members relied on Athenian Military defense § Members had to use Athenian laws
Age of Pericles 24. 31. 212/literature/ POL-HS-Pericles. htm § 1 st citizen of Greece – world § Began massive building projects – Parthenon § Took democracy to a new level § Used Delian League money for building projects
The Peloponnesian War Sparta vs. Athens 431 B. C. – 404 B. C.
Strengths Sparta § Had greatest army in Greece § Had won over allies opposed to Athenian Delian League Athens § Had the strongest navy in Greece § Had allies through Delian League § Had Allies through fear of Sparta.
Purpose of War The Peloponnesus (Sparta) and Athens were both full of young men whose inexperience made them eager to take up arms. Thucydides
Early Years of War § § § Sparta begins invasion of Attica Peninsula Athenians withdraw behind walls of city Most cities would be besieged – but not Athens – Great Navy – Long Walls § Athens is decimated by a plague – killing thousands including Pericles
Athens begins to fall § Athens attacks Syracuse (Sicily) – driven back – begins downward spiral of Athens § Aristocracy overthrown – democracy restored – government weakened § Eventually food supply cut off – Athens forced to surrender in 404 B. C.
Effects of the Peloponnesian Wars § § § Greece becomes politically unstable Athens becomes second class city Sparta and Thebes try unsuccessfully to unite Greece § Will eventually be united by an outside power
Greece’s Golden Age
The Arts
Architecture § Showed the love of beauty in the buildings – Temples – gymnasiums – Theatres § Types of architecture are still used today § Examples….
Theatre in Athens www. spudles. com/travels/ Europe 2002 Pics/Athens. . .
Painting § Most original artwork has been lost or destroyed § Pottery was two toned using a combination of black, ochre (red), yellow, or orange. § Pottery and paintings recorded events, scenes of life, or mythology.
Sculpture § Greatest sculptors= beauty of body-nudes, mythology – Myron § The Discus Thrower – Phidias § Zeus – Praxiteles § Showed Greek love for the human body
Greek Ideals § 1. 2. 3. 4. Expressed in Art in four ways: Greek art glorified human beings Art of Golden Age symbolized Greek pride in their city-states Expressed Greek beliefs in harmony, order, and moderation Expressed the Greek belief in combining beauty and usefulness
Greek Philosophers Lovers of Wisdom
Socrates lilt. ilstu. edu/jhreid/frenchculture/socrates. jpg § Fell victim of frustrations of Athens’ loss in the Peloponnesian War § Forced to drink hemlock for “corrupting the minds of youth” § Best known for Socratic Method= teach by asking questions
Plato www. uh. edu/~cfreelan/courses/Plato. JPEG § Began school called the Academy – continues for 900 years § Believed in an aristocracy § Student of Socrates but disagreed with his teachings
Aristotle www. hao. ucar. edu/. . . / sp/images/aristotle. html § § Student of Plato Based everything on logical thought and processes § Emphasized science and nature
Mathematics
Pythagoras www. uncletaz. com/norsktaz/pythagoras. jpg § Came up with the Pythagorean Theory § A 2 + B 2 = C 2
Euclid § Father of Geometry
Medicine
Hippocrates historical-studies. ncl. ac. uk/images/aux_images/hippocrates. jpg § Father of Medicine § Hippocratic Oath
History
Herodotus www. losttrails. com/media/Herodotus/athens 35 -30 b. jpg § First known historian § Used stories handed down through time
Thucydides www. livius. org/a/1/greeks/thucydides. jpg § Historian whose greatest works surround the Peloponnesian War § Differed from Herodotus by using primary sources and recording stories from veterans of the war
Drama Tragedies --day Comedies– night Entertainment and worship
Macedonian Conquests of Greece
Phillip II of Macedon etc. usf. edu/clipart/1200/1254/philip 2_1_lg. gif § Called on by Isocrates (Greek Philosopher) to invade Greece for the purposes of unification § Became Macedonian king in 359 B. C. § Builds great army – New phalanx § Begins take over of Greece
Downfall of Phillip II § 337 B. C. Phil divorces wife and mother of Alexander and marries daughter of high ranking noble who has son to challenge Alexander’s right to throne § Former guardsman, Pausanias stabs Phillip § Alexander takes the throne
Alexander the Great and his horse Beusephalis murugan. org/research/alexander-m. jpg § Builds great empire – South to Egypt and east to India § Spreads Hellenistic culture – Combination of Greek and eastern customs § Dies in 328 B. C. after ruling only 12 years and 8 months § Empire begins to dismantle
Alexander’s Empire www. ancientanatolia. com/historical/maps/Image 1 b. gif
Hellenistic Achievements
Architecture Alexanderia, Egypt www. touregypt. net/village/alex 3. jpg
Astronomy and Geography
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