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Unit II

Unit II. Classical Greece Review. Pericles. Leader of Athens during its GOLDEN AGE . Pericles had 3 goals. Make Athens more democratic by having more people serve in government. Advocate for direct democracy. Make Athens stronger by increasing its wealth and power by

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Unit II

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  1. Unit II Classical Greece Review Izydorczak

  2. Izydorczak

  3. Pericles Leader of Athens during its GOLDEN AGE. Pericles had 3 goals • Make Athens more democratic by having more people serve in • government. Advocate for direct democracy. • Make Athens stronger by increasing its wealth and power by • building up its Navy, strongest in the Mediterranean. • Make Athens beautiful by buying gold, ivory, and marble to create • great of art. Izydorczak

  4. Democracy Limited Democracy Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Form of government where only a select segment of society participates in government. Form of government where citizens make the laws themselves. System of government where citizens choose (elect) representatives to make laws and run the government. Athens Izydorczak

  5. Greece Geography How did Greece’s geography affect it’s countries development? • Location – Peninsula • Mountainous Terrain • Lack of natural resources • Moderate climate (outdoor activities) • Irregular coastline (good harbors) • Many Islands Izydorczak

  6. Greece Izydorczak

  7. GreekGovernment • Polis (City States) THE POLIS Izydorczak

  8. What does it mean to be a Greek city-state? - Ancient Greeks became too overcrowded on the Greek mainland. - They spread out to the surrounding islands and formed colonies. - These colonies became city-states. Izydorczak

  9. Athens Sparta Arts and Learning (reading, writing, poetry, public speaking) Direct Democracy Best Navy Boys trained to be thinkers Women not considered citizens Individualism Military discipline Oligarchy Best Army in Greece Boys trained to be warriors Valued Physical fitness, Isolation, obeying the rules Women had some rights Greek City-States Both were the Strongest in Greece polytheistic Izydorczak

  10. Persian War • Greek vs. Persians • Greeks unify • Greeks win • Form Delian League (Sparta doesn’t join) • Athens becomes dominant(Sparta becomes jealous) • Leads to Peloponnesian War Izydorczak

  11. Peloponnesian War • War divides the Greeks • Athens used money from the Delian League to build up its navy. • Sparta worries that Athens will try to dominate all of Greece. • Lasted 27 years • Athens winning but lose a large fleet off of Syracuse and the plague kills many people • Pericles dies because of the plague • Sparta wins and trashes Athens • Greek power starts to decline Izydorczak

  12. Alexander the Great Izydorczak

  13. Alexander the Great's Empire. Izydorczak

  14. Hellenistic Culture Greek Civilization Persian Civilization Indian Civilization Egyptian Civilization Izydorczak

  15. Hellenistic Culture Izydorczak

  16. Hellenistic Culture Eastern and Western I P E G Greece Persian, Egypt, India Izydorczak

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