Unit 3 Chapters (6-9)

 Peninsula-Oracle-  Epic-Philosopher-  Acropolis-Tragedy-  City-State-Athens-  Aristocrat-Agora-  Tyrant-Vendor-  Democracy-Slavery-  Tribute-Sparta-  Immortal-Helots-

 Peloponnesian War Plague-  Blockade-Barbarian-  Assassinate-Alexander TG-  Hellenistic-Republic-  Patrician-Plebian-  Consul-Veto-  Dictator-Province-  Colosseum-Aqueduct-  Polytheism-Arch-

 Census-Villa-  Circus-Gladiator-  Jesus-Messiah-  Disciple-Epistle-  Martyr-Constantine-  Mercenary-Inflation-

 Objectives- 1 Understand how Greece’s geographic setting influenced the development of the civilization 2 Examine Early Greek History 3 Examine the development of Democracy

Geography Mountains Peninsulas Made travel and community partnership hard Only 20% of the land was farmable Origins Arose on and off the mainland Minoans Mycenaeans Wars Government Development of City States Democracy Aristocracy Nobility

Geography Origins Government

 Greece is made up of Peninsula’s, or areas of land surrounded by water on 3 sides  Because of the mnts. Only about 20% of Greece is farmable  What would you do then if you couldn’t farm for survival?

 Early Greeks evolved on and off mainland Greece  Two most prominent ancient groups: Minoans and Mycenaeans  Greek life was about evolving, trading, communication and spreading language and new ideas

 B.C.  Bronze age people  Lived on the Island of Crete (Med. Sea)  Developed wide spread and successful sea trade

 Took over around 1400 B.C.  Blended mainland Greece and Island cultures into one  Spoke an early form of modern Greek  Gained power not only through trade, but through conquest (battles)

 Myth of a war between Greece and Troy  Greeks tricked the Trojans with a fake horse  The story was written into an Epic, a long story telling poem  The two epics involving the Trojan War are the Iliad and the Odyssey

 Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

 Greek civilization took a turn for the worse  Their society collapsed and the focused changed  What was the focus of Greek society?  What did it change to?

 City states developed all over Greece, why?  City-States were run by Aristocrats  New type of ruler is created, a Tyrant  The advent of Democracy  Strict Rules- Who can participate in our(USA) democracy?  Who could participate in Grecian democracy?

 Pg. 175  (1- A/B)  (3- A)

 Golden Age of Athens:  B.C.  Trade  Tribute  Mining

 12 Olympians  Temples  Gods were immortal  Zeus ( king of gods)  Mythical heroes (Achilles)  City States had their own  Honor Zeus by competing every four years  Birth of what?

 Oracles (shrines where the gods spoke)

 Philosophers  Socrates  Plato (Socrates student (academy)  Aristotle (Plato’s student (Lyceum)

 The spread of culture-  King Philip of Macedonia  Macedonians (thought themselves Greeks, Greeks thought Macedonians were barbarians)  Barbarians- wild, uncivilized people

 After conquering Greece, Philip wanted Persia. He was assassinated before he could do so.  Alexander took over and avenged his fathers death  Within 11 years he had conquered Persia, Egypt, land beyond the Indus into India. He earned the title “Alexander the Great”  The last battle…(Achilles was his hero)

 Alexander’s empire was split into 3  One commander for each region  (Greece/Macedonia) (Egypt) (Persia)  They fought for 300 years over the land Alexander conquered  Time after Alexander was called Hellenistic period

 Center for learning  Huge libraries  Math and Science  Geometry created  Archimedes creates pulley systems and levers.