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Ancient Greece. World History. Questions to answer by the end of this lesson:. 1 . What are the 2 great epics that were written in ancient Greece and who wrote them? 2. Compare Greek religion with others you have learned about. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ANCIENT GREECE
W O R L D HI S
T O R Y
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1. What are the 2 great epics that were written in ancient Greece and who wrote them?
2. Compare Greek religion with others you have learned about.
3. How did nobles get power in Greece? How did they lose it? What part did tyrants play?
4. What 4 things did all Greek city-states have in common?
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER BY THE END OF THIS LESSON:
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WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT GREECE?
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GEOGRAPHY OF GREECE
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NO UNITY BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHY
Mountain ranges and water separatedCommunities.
NO great river systems unlike otherAncient civilizations.
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AGRICULTUREClimate good for crops (mild)Good pasture for sheep and goatsBUT not enough flat land to grow a lot of crops
So………………………………………..
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GREEKS DEPENDED ON SEA TRADE
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RESULTS OF SEA TRADEGreek traders gained knowledge from places like Egypt and
the Fertile Crescent.
Check up: How did geography influence the way of life of the early Greeks?
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MINOAN CIVLIZATIONOn CreteMinos= kingMinotaur myth
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DEVELOPMENTS IN MINOAN CIVILIZATIONWriting, running water in homes!Frescoes, art, bronze. Ivory, gold, silverWomen has important rolesMinoans playful, had festivals, worshipped bull and earth
goddesses….
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VOLCANO!Weakened Minoan civilization. Eventually, Indo-Europeans came and took over.
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DARK AGESWar-like Mycenaeans conquered Crete. Illiterate. Knowledge of reading and writing disappeared
until Phoenicians introduced alphabet around 750 BCE
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CITY-STATES = POLISInfluenced by geographic and tribal organization . polis- fort + city + land surrounding
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COMMON FEATURES OF CITY-STATES1. Small size (300-500 sq miles) Athens is smaller than
Rhode Island!2. Small population (usually less than 10,000 people).
Citizens=free males. Women were citizens but had no political rights.
3. Placed on a hill or mountain (Acropolis)4. Has a public market place (Agora)
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IN EACH CITY STATEUnique for each city state: laws, calendar, money,
system of weights and measures
All city states: common language, descendant (Hellen), religious ideas, common temples and festivals like the Olympics! Prejudice against non-Greeks
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GREEK GOV’T AND SOCIETYHomeric Age: named after poet Homer who wrote
epics: Iliad and OdysseyStory of both revolves aroundthe Trojan War
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RELIGION AND MORALSPurposes: 1. Explain the physical world2. Explain human passions3. Means for gaining long life, good harvest, and fortune
People needed to speak to gods through priests and priestesesOracle: could predict future
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GREEK GODSHuman characteristics and weaknesses
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MYTHSExplained the world
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ATHLETICSImportant because displays of strength pleased the
gods. Only men!
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NOBLESTook over kingdoms because they controlled armies and
had the power to take over! They owned land and farmers were allowed to live and work on land if they paid a small amount.
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COLONIES SPREAD GREEK CULTURESometimes farmers couldn’t pay for their land so they
were forced to leave. Some moved to cities to become merchants, some left to settle colonies . This also spread Greek culture around the Mediterranean and helped the Greeks to learn from other civilizations.
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TRADEColonies imported goods from Greece and exported
grain and other products to Greece.
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ARISTOCRACIES: RULE BY THE BESTCity-states ruled by nobles = AristocraciesEventually power of nobles weakened by hoplites (non-aristocratic
soldiers who could afford their own weapons. They fought in phalanx (close rows) so they could withstand cavalry
charges by aristocratic horsemen.
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DEMANDS OF HOPLITESMore say in gov’tPoor citizens and farmers also wanted leaders who
promised a better life: tyrants.Idea of popular gov’t led to democracy.
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CHECK UP!Answer the following questions!
1. What are the 2 great epics that were written in ancient Greece and who wrote them?
2. Compare Greek religion with others you have learned about.
3. How did nobles get power in Greece? How did they lose it? What part did tyrants play?
4. What 4 things did all Greek city-states have in common?
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SPARTA!
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?S TO ANSWER BY THE END OF THE LESSON1. Describe the gov’t of Sparta, incl the
emphasis on militarism2. Define the following: helot, ephors,
metics, archon,Draco, Solon, Persistratus, Cleisthenes.
3. Define the features of the early government of Athens. What reforms occurred to transform this government into a democracy?
4. What is the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy?
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STRUCTURE OF SPARTAEst. by Dorian invaders. Highly militarized
3 social groups:1. Equals: citizens descendant to Dorians. Land dist equally
among them and worked on by helots.2. Half-citizens: free, paid taxes, served in army, but no political
power. Some were farmers and some lived in towns and were merchants.
3. Helots: slaves of Sparta city-state. Outnumbered other groups!
Spartans terrorized helots to keep them from rebelling.
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GOVERNMENTAssembly: all adult male citizensCouncil of elders2 kings5 ephors (overseers) elected by assembly for 1 year
term. Monitored kings and citizens. Unlimited power as guardians of the state.
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MILITARY MACHINETraining from birth!Every adult male had to be in the militaryWeak baby boys sent to die7 year olds went to live in military barracksHad to steal food to live: punished only for being caught.
EXPECTED to steal!
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RULES OF THE MILITARYService from age 20-50!
Can marry @ 20 but can’t live at home or go to the marketplace until you’re 30.
No trade or business: love of money gets in the way of military discipline
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SPARTAN GIRLSHad to be strong to raise soldiers!
Boys and girls: studies music to learn discipline and coordination
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SACRIFICES OF MILITARY MIGHT-No individual freedom, no art, no literature, no
philosophy or science
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ATHENS: BIRTH OF DEMOCRACYDif from Sparta: passed up by Dorian invaders.Infertile land: they became traders, coined money, city
inlandTypical polis: on a hill, protected by city walls.
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SOCIAL STANDING1.Citizens: All adult men had full rights NOT
women2.Non-citizens: metics: worked as merchants or
artisans. Free but couldn’t vote or own land.3.Slaves: considered a necessity. Captured in war
At Athens' peak, over half of the population were metics and slaves!
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EARLY GOVERNMENT IN ATHENSAfter monarchy, aristocratic citizens with a certain
amt of land held office.
Elections: All adult males met in assembly and elected generals and 9 archons (rulers).
Judges interpreted the laws and applied them to specific situations.
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POLITICAL REFORMLate 600s: economic discontent, Arbitrary decisions
made by aristocratic judges.
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LAWSGreeks began writing down laws so everyone knew what
they were.
Draco’s laws: 1st law code-harsh. Today Draconian = harsh law or rule
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MORE PROBLEMS: INEQUALITYNobles and metics were wealthy but
peasants and farmers were poor and unhappy so………
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NEW LEADER: SOLONSolon became a leader in 594 BCE and mediated between debtors and
auditors.
Awesome things Solon did:Cancelled debt for poor, outlawed enslavement for debt, freed those
who had been enslaved for non-payment.
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MORE THINGS SOLON DID:Solon divided citizens into 4 groups based on
wealth3 wealthiest groups could hold public office. All
citizens could sit in assembly to elect officials. Limited power of judges: set up court composed
of many citizens who could appeal unfavorable decisions.
Unrest NOT over! Nobles formed rival political groups and struggled to control gov’t
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TYRANT PEISITRATUS SEIZED POWERImproved economy and exiled nobles who
disagreed with him. MAY have distributed land to poor farmers.
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DEMOCRATIC STATECleithenes (508 BCE): turned Athens into a
democracy.
Divided citizens into 10 tribes and subdivided them into 100 smaller units widely spread out.
Unit of Power: self-governing states. Representatives chosen by lot. Members of the Council of 500 (50 members from each tribe)
Rules: members serve 1 year and can’t serve more than twice
Laws: proposed by council to assembly at least 10x/year. Source of ultimate authority.
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COURTS DEMOCRATICJurors chosen by lotEquality of all citizens for government serviceEach man pleads own case. Jury votes by
secret ballot.
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UNDER CLEISTHENESDirect democracy: all citizens
participate in making decisions. CONTRAST to U.S!
Representative Government: Citizens vote for government representatives to make decisions.
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CHECK UP: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:1. Describe the gov’t of Sparta, incl the
emphasis on militarism2. Define the following: helot, ephors,
metics, archon,Draco, Solon, Persistratus, Cleisthenes.
3. Define the features of the early government of Athens. What reforms occurred to transform this government into a democracy?
4. What is the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy?
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ATHENS SOCIETY
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DAILY LIFE IN ATHENSFarming: Over ½ citizens Used terracing Farming not good, so Athens
depended on trade.
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?’S TO ANSWER AT END OF LESSON1.Define terracing, pedagogue, rhetoric2.Why was Athens so dependent on trade?3.Describe Greek attitudes toward women as
shown in marriage, rights of citizenship, social life and education.
4.What does Greek education reveal about their society?
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MANUFACTURING AND TRADESmall, in homes
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HOMESSimpleMoney spent on community buildings not private
property
Streets: dirty
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FAMILYMarriage=important because of having kidsArranged. Girls usually 13 or 14, husbands 2x age
Women's rights: inferior but citizens. Couldn’t own or inherit land (In Sparta they could inherit land). Rarely in public places. Housework. Didn’t go to school
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EDUCATION AND MILITARYLiteracy and education=goodMany boys went to school to learn literature,
poetry incl. Iliad and Odyssey by heart. Also learned from pedagogue: Greek slave who took boys to school and looked after them.
Around 400 BCE Older men: sophists: wise men who learned and discussed politics, ethics, math poetry and rhetoric: the study of oratory.
Military training at 18. Those who could afford armor: hoplites
Education spread Greek language and civilization all over. Mediterranean traders spoke Greek commonly
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BRAIN POP!http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/athens/
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QUIZ NEXT TIME! MAKE SURE YOU CAN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:1. Define the following terms: democracy, polis, agora,
terracing, myth, aristocracy, tyrant, popular government, helot, metic, rhetoric, direct demopcracy, representative democracy, Minoans, Mycenaeans, Dorians
2. What are the 2 most famous Greek epics and who is credited with writing them?
3. How did nobles get power in Greece? Why did they lose power? What role did tyrants play?
4. Describe the government in Sparta (incl emphasis on militarism)
5. Describe the features of the early gov’t of Athens. What reforms occurred to transform this gov’t into a democracy? (hint: See p120)
6. What 4 things did all Greek city states have in common?
Essay question on NEXT slide!
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ESSAY QUESTIONS1. Describe the democratic system in Athens. Try to
answer the following questions in your essay:What were the three major characteristics of Athenian
democracy?How did the Athenian democracy protect people against
injustices by leaders?What was a major deficiency in the Athenian system of
democracy?
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GREECE’S GOLDEN AND HELLENISTIC AGEAthens: center of Greek culture
During the 400s known as “Greece’s golden age”
Hellenistic Culture: culture founded on Greek ideas and features from other cultures of the Mediterranean region.
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?’S TO ANSWER AT END OF LESSON1. What teaching method did Socrates use?2. What were the main characteristics of the ideal gov’t in
Plato’s Republic?3. How was Aristotle’s view of gov’t different from
Plato’s?4. What value do ancient Greek mathematicians and
scientists have for us today?5. List some famous playwrights6. How did Euripides and Aristophanes feel about war?
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ARCHITECTUREBeautiful temples, gymnasiums and theaters
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PARTHENONOn top of the Acropolis in Athens
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PAINTINGMuch destroyed, but evidence on vase painting.
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SCULPTUREAlso much destroyed but there are Roman copies!
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STYLE OF ART1. Glorified human beings2. Pride for city state (gods thanked for good fortune)3. Ideals of simplicity in life4. Combine beauty and usefulness
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PHILOSOPHERS AND WRITERSCosmologists: wanted to understand the nature of the
universe. Philosopher: lover of wisdomFamous philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
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SOCRATES 470-399BCEExamine life, think for yourself,Persistent questioning = Socratic methodCriticized democracy because it is unwise for unskilled people to hold
power.
Downfall: Socrates was criticized for not showing gods respect and corrupting youth. He was put to death.
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PLATOLearned from Socrates.Wrote imaginary dialogues about government, education,
justice, virtue and religionThe Republic: ideal org of society. People should do the work
best suited to them
Ideal gov’t = aristocracy based on intelligence, education, reasoning, and high ideals.
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PLATO’S ALLEGORY OF THE CAVETheory of forms: Everything physical is an imperfect
expression of a perfect universal form or idea.
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ARISTOTLEStudent of Plato. Collector and organizer of factsWrote Ethics: what brings people happiness? Poetics: looked at Greek drama
and defined what was good and bad.
Ideas about government: Middle class important! Perfect gov’t=mix of aristocracy, monarchy and democracy.
UNLIKE Plato, A believed that lower class people could rise above their position in life WITHOUT the help and guidance of intellectual leaders who rep higher authority.
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MATH AND SCIENCEPythagoras: Pythagorean theorem
Medicine: Hippocrates: Hippocratic oath, disease comes from natural causes not the gods
Herodotus: 1st historian in western world
Thucydides: wrote History of the Peloponnesian War. Tried to be unbiased.
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DRAMAGreeks 1st to write dramaPerformances in outdoor theaters built into hillsides.
Tragedies: main character struggles against fate and fails. Tragic heroes have hubris.
(excessive pride)
Some writers: Aeschylus, Sophocles (Oedipus Rex), Euripides (Trojan Women)
Euripides: anti-war. Used his plays to challenge the ideals of war.
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COMEDIESUnlike dramas, central characters usually
succeed in solving problems.
Famous comedy playwrights: Aristophanes: Clouds: made fun of Socrates and his methods of educating youth of Athens
Aristophanes disliked war and used his comedies to make Athenians think about its causes and consequences.
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CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING1. What teaching method did Socrates use?2. What were the main characteristics of the ideal gov’t
in Plato’s Republic?3. How was Aristotle’s view of gov’t different from
Plato’s?4. What value do ancient Greek mathematicians and
scientists have for us today?5. What did Sophocles write?6. List some famous playwrights
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CHANGING ATTITUDESThe middle class thrived because of the many
opportunities for acquiring wealth. Trade was the most profitable activity.
With middle class, education spread. Novels, status of women improved,
New definition of Greek (Hellenized Egyptian of Syrian also considered Greek)
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HELLENISTIC RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Decline of polisPeople felt less control over their lives and turned to
religion or philosophy for comfort
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4 SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHYCynicism: live according to nature. Scorn pleasure, wealth,
social position
Skeptic: No definite knowledge is possible because everything is always changing. People can’t know how things really are. Today, skeptics bout generally accepted ideas.
Stoic: Est by Zeno: divine reason directs the world. Accept what nature brings you. Happiness = discovering how to best fulfill the role given to you by the spark of the divine. Influenced Roman and Christian thinking
Epicurius: Aim of life: seek pleasure and avoid pain. Limitless desires. Don’t try to fulfill all of them. Today epicure is someone who enjoys the pleasures of the senses. Postpones worry.
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MEDICINEPeople in Hellenistic Age dissected bodies of
executed criminals. Figured out that the brain is the center of the nervous system.
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ASTRONOMY AND GEOGRAPHYCalculated the position of stars and planets Found that earth and planets revolve around the sun.Greeks 1st to use trigonometry for science. Calculated
times of the eclipse of the sun and moon and the length of a year accordingly.
Geographers knew earth was round
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CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING1. What changes occurred in society during the
Hellenistic Age? Why did the middle class thrive? 2. What did Greek art glorify?3. What ideas about ethics did the philosophers of the
Hellenistic Age have?4. In what ways did Hellenistic scientists add to the
existing body of knowledge?5. What were the primary ideas of the 4 major
Hellenistic philosophies?