1. The Culture of Cities Wednesday, November 7/2005
Classical Greece
The Culture of Cities
Wednesday, November 7/2005
SOSC 2730

2. Selected Civilizations

3. Classical Greece

4. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

5. Greek Dark Age, BCE

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

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

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

9. monarchy ––> oligarchy oligarchy ––> democracy
Polis
monarchy ––> oligarchy
oligarchy ––> democracy

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

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

15. Sparta
alliances
major Greek power by BCE

16. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

17. Athens monarchy oligarchy crisis agricultural failure
political response

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

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

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

21. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

22. The Persion Wars

25. 490 BCE Sparta Athens dominant militayr power in Greece
dominant economic & cultural power
emerging as a major naval power

26. Troy
Athens
Mycenae
Sparta
Thera
Knossos

27. The Persian Wars
defining moment in Greek history

28. Athens
Miletus
Sparta