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Greece

Used for travel. Extensive sea trading. Raw Materials. Finished goods. Excellent sailors ... Father conquered Greece. Sought to conquer the

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Greece

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    Slide 1:Greece

    Slide 2:Geography

    Mountains 80% mountains Isolated city states Little farm land Lack of central government Diversity of culture

    Slide 3:Geography

    Sea 3,000 islands Used for travel Extensive sea trading Raw Materials Finished goods Excellent sailors cartography

    Slide 4:Geography

    Farmland 20% arable Dependent on trade Small surpluses led to small populations Climate Moderate: 40 F Winter 80 F Summer Easier to work/live Steady weather patterns

    Slide 5:Early History

    Mycenaean civilization First dominate culture (~400 )years Settled from Asia Wealthy traders Swallowed the Minoans Trojan War Mycenaean v. Trojans Helen Greeks won; united Greeks

    Slide 6:City-States

    City-states or polis- basic political unit 50-500 square miles of territory Usually fewer than 20,000 people Acropolis- fortified hilltop to conduct business

    Slide 7:Types of Governments

    Monarchy Kings Oligarchy Small group of elites Tyranny Dictator Democracy Citizens vote on impt. decisions

    Slide 8:Important Greeks

    Pericles Leader of Athens for 32 years 3 Goals Strengthen democracy Build the Empire Glorify Athens

    Slide 9:Pericles’ Goals

    Strengthen Democracy Increase number of paid public officials. Public positions before were unpaid Direct Democracy- citizens voted on all important decisions

    Slide 10:Pericles’ Goals : Build Empire

    Built a 200 ship navy Protected colonies and trade routes

    Slide 11:Pericles’ Goals: Glorifying Athens

    Bought lots of gold, ivory, and marble to create art Hired artists to create Built Parthenon

    Slide 15:Parthenon

    Measured at the top step, the dimensions of the base of the Parthenon are 228.0 x 101.4 ft. The ceiling was 97.8 x 63.0 ft, with internal Doric colonnades in two tiers, structurally necessary to support the roof. On the exterior, the Doric columns measure 6.2 ft in diameter and are 34.1 ft high. The corner columns are slightly larger in diameter. The Parthenon had 46 outer pillars and 19 inner pillars in total.

    Slide 16:Philosophers

    Socrates Used questions and answers to teach Knowledge is good; ignorance is evil Plato Studied with Socrates Created The Academy Wrote The Republic

    Slide 17:Philosophers cont’d

    Aristotle Studied with Socrates Invented methods for logic Tutored Alexander

    Slide 18:Major Battles

    Battle of Marathon Persian attack Athens 6,400 Persians died 192 Athenians Athens Wins; sends runner to Athens- 26.2 miles Battle of Thermopylae “300” based on Athens defeat Persians at sea Delian League forms

    Slide 19:Major Battles cont’d

    Peloponnesian War Battle b/t Athens and Sparta Athens loses after 9 years of fighting Alexander’s attack on Persians Outnumbered Ran at the king; fled and quit

    Slide 20:Alexander

    Alexander King of Macedonia @ 20 Father conquered Greece Sought to conquer the “world” Built one of the largest empires in the world Persia, Egypt, Afghanistan, and parts of India

    Slide 22:Alexander

    Fought for 11 years Marched more than 11,000 miles Died at 32 Blended Greek, Persian, and Egyptian cultures

    Slide 23:Greek Culture

    Art sought to blend balance, proportion, and order Faces showed only serenity Drama Invented Theatre Tragedy and comedy Epic Poems Odyssey Iliad

    Slide 24:Science & Technology

    Advanced Astronomy One placed the Sun at the center Most disagreed Eratosthenes Correctly calculated earth’s circumference Math Geometry Pi Simple machines

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