2. 1. Black Sea 2. Greece 3. Egypt 4. Red Sea 5. Italy 6. Turkey
Name: ________________________ Quiz: Geography of the Mediterranean Directions: Label the following places on the map provided.
1. Black Sea
2. Greece
3. Egypt
4. Red Sea
5. Italy
6. Turkey
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Spain
9. Israel
10. Aegean Sea

3. City-States (a region controlled by a city that has sovereignty)
Abundance of mountains encouraged development of city-states

4. “Polis;” a city built on two levels
“the high city” ~ acropolis (temple)
Main city ~ markets, homes, public buildings, etc.

9. ARISTOCRACY v. OLIGARCHY
Forms of Government
MONARCHY
ARISTOCRACY v. OLIGARCHY

10. Do you trust the average person to know what is best for your country
Do you trust the average person to know what is best for your country? Explain!
What qualifications should a person have in order to vote? (i.e. age, sex, etc.)

11. Demokratia (510 B.C.) “rule by the people”
Demos = “of the people” Kratein = “to rule”

12. “Council of 500” Prepared laws for the assembly
Supervised daily work of government

13. Persian Wars

14. Background: Persian Wars

15. Desirous of Athenian wealth Makes demands to the Athenians
Athenians do not submit
Persians attack
Athenian/Spartan alliance
Athenian victory!
Athens emerges as a powerful city-state

16. Age of Pericles (460 BCE-429 BCE) “the cradle of western civilization”
“We alone, regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless but as a useless character.”
“Salaries will now be given to those who hold public office!”

17. Do Now: Review, Chapter 5 – Section 3
Describe THREE characteristics of Greece’s golden age.
2. What lead to the decline of Greece’s Golden Age?

18. Direct v. Representative Democracy

19. Assembly/Legislature (lawmaking body)
WHO WAS IN IT?
Male Citizens
(excluding a huge slave population & women)
Over the age of 30
Land-owners

20. #2 Athenian power resented
“Peloponnesian League” (alliance of city-states to counter Athens)
431 BCE Peloponnesian war b/w Athens & Sparta (anti-demo)
Spartan-Persian alliance
404 BCE Spartan victory
ends Athenian greatness

21. Do Now: What led to the decline of the golden age on Greece?

22. Socrates (469 BCE – 399 BCE) What is a philosopher?
Philosopher: “philos” = loving; “sophos” = wise
Individuals should live a life guided by reason and self-development (Plato/Aristotle)
Conversational questioning style, “Socratic Method” (finding truth by eliminating what is false)
Put on trial (70); sentenced to death; “corrupting the young”

23. The Death of Socrates Jacques-Louis David (1787)

24. Task: Alexander & the Hellenistic Age
IDENTIFY and explain the SIGNIFICANCE of the following people/terms:
Philip II *
Alexander

25. KING PHILIP II A new power in Macedonia; admirer of Greek culture
Conquers the Greek city-states (338 BCE)
Desirous of the Persian Empire

26. KING PHILIP II
Alexander-the-Great

27. Alexander-the-Great Son of Philip II Tutored by Aristotle
Carries out the intentions of his father
i.e. continues to conquer!

30. Effects of Alexander’s Conquest
A vast area is linked: Macedonia, Greece, Egypt, Persia, India (a little bit)
Eastern & western cultures blend ~ CULTURAL DIFFUSION!
A new culture emerges ~ Hellenistic Civilization (a blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian influences)
City of Alexandria = heart of the Hellenistic world
Center of trade and learning!

32. Building Greek Cities in the East