1. The Culture of Cities Wednesday, November 2/2005
Classical Greece
The Culture of Cities
Wednesday, November 2/2005
SOSC 2730

2. Selected Civilizations

3. Classical Greece

4. Greece:
A Moment of Excellence

5. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

6. Greek Dark Age, BCE

7. Polis city-state 1200-1100 BCE by 800 BCE beginning of dark age
emerging from this period
acceleration in trade

8. Polis city building process
focused on individual city & its hinterland
largest Sparta
7800 sq. kilometres

9. Polis
small size
dynamic
democracy
free male citizens
30,000 in Athens

10. monarchy ––> oligarchy oligarchy ––> democracy
Polis
monarchy ––> oligarchy
oligarchy ––> democracy

14. Sparta monarchy Messenia education; military service classes
native Spartans
foreigners
helots (slave farmers)

15. Sparta stable government dual monarchy ephorate council
assemble of male citizens

16. Sparta
alliances
major Greek power by BCE

17. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

18. Athens monarchy oligarchy crisis agricultural failure
political response

19. Athens reforms of Solon 4 classes created
council of nobles (2 wealthiest)
elected council of 400
assembly

20. Athens Peisistratus religion cultural institutions
transformation to culturally sophisticated & dynamic state

21. Athens Cleisthenes trade art, literature, architecture, religion
BCE
democracy
trade
agricultural goods
crafts
art, literature, architecture, religion

22. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

23. The Persion Wars

26. 490 BCE Sparta Athens dominant militayr power in Greece
dominant economic & cultural power
emerging as a major naval power

27. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

28. The Persian Wars
defining moment in Greek history