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Religion • 12 chief gods • No body of doctrine • No focus on morality • Went to gloomy underworld ruled by Hades

Religion Pictures

Religion Continued • Rituals/festivals = honor gods • Oracle = sacred shrine where gods revealed future through priest • First Olympic Festival in 776 B.C to honor Zeus

Culture • Family composed of husband, wife, and children • Economy based on farming/trade • Philosophy = system of thought

Culture Continued • 3 groups: upper class, warriors, producers of society • Art - advanced in 15th century (Parthenon) • Sparta – main military • Drama – first dramas were tragedies

Politics • Phillip II – 359 B.C. ruled Macedonia • Alexander the Great took control of Macedonia • Fought Persians/took possessions of empire • Tyrants – rulers who seized power by force from the aristocrats • Pericles – got direct democracy from him

Politics Pictures • This is a sculpture of Philip II of Macedonia.

Timeline • 1250-1200 BCE – Trojan war • 730-710 BCE – First Messenian war, Sparta invades Messenia. • 640-630 BCE – Second Messenian war, Sparta invades Messenia. • 594 BCE – Solon replaces the Draconian law in Athens and lays the foundation for Democracy. He introduces to Athens the first coinage and a system of weights and measures. • 546 BCE – Pisistratos becomes tyrant of Athens • 527 BCE- Pisistratos dies. His son becomes tyrant of Athens

Timeline Continued • 510 BCE – Alcmaeonid family and Spartans free Athens from tyranny. • 497-479 BCE – Persian wars - Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Plataea. • 446-445 BCE – Thirty-year peace treaty signed between Athens and Sparta in winter. • 430 BCE – Plague epidemic in Athens. • 418 BCE – Spartans defeat Athens at Mantinea.

Timeline Continued • 359 BCE – Phillip II becomes King of Macedonia. • 336 BCE – Phillip II Assassinated. Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia. • 334 BCE – Alexander the Great defeats Persian army at Granicus river in Anatolia. • 323 BCE – Death of Alexander the Great. • 214-189 BCE – Three Macedonian Wars. • 146 BCE – Roman invasian of Greece.

Maps This is Greece near the beginning of the civilization.

Maps Continued This is how Greece after expansion and its colonies.

Maps Continued

Alexander the Great • Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II of Macedonia. • At the age of thirteen, Alexander the Great was tutored by the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle for several years.

Alexander the Great • Philip the second was about to attack the Persians when he was murdered. In result Alexander took over his job at the age of twenty.

Alexander the Great • In his first battle against the Persians at the Granicus River, Alexander the Great proved to be a skilled military commander. • After the battle had ended Alexander the Great visited all of his wounded soldiers and he also helped the families that had lossed soldiers. • These actions won the loyalty of his troops.

Alexander the Great • Alexander the Great won his next battle against the Persians at Issus because the Persians issued a full retreat in result of a surprise attack. • They met up again at Gaugamela were Alexander the Great successfully defeated the Persians again. • This victory was very important because in result of it they were able to conquer the Persian Empire city by city.

Alexander the Great • Alexander the Great conquered lands throughout India. • During an eight year period Alexander the Great and his troops had traveled nearly 11,000 miles. • The trip back home was brutal and many troops died of exhaustion. • It is estimated that Alexander lost three-fourths of his troops on the way back home.

Alexander the Great • Replica of his gravestone. • On June 10, 323 B.C. Alexander the Great died of pneumonia.

Conclusion • Alexander the Great was know for his bold decisions in battle. • The most important battle was at Gaugamela because in result they conquered the Persian Empire city by city. • Greeks worship twelve chief gods. • The sparta was the main military in Greece. • Divided into three social classes by wealth: Upper class, medics, and freemen.

Sources • www.tms.riverview.wednet.edu/irc/Ancient%20History2.htm#Ancient Greece • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.greeka.com/greece-maps/ancient-greecemap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.greeka.com/greecemaps/ancient-greecemap.htm • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mapoftheunitedstates.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/map_of_the_ancient_rome.png

Chase Harman Matt Costello Chris Feehley Kevin Partlow