1. Trojan War

2. Trojan War
Nine-year war occurs after Trojan prince, Paris captures Spartan queen Helen, and Greek forces unite to retrieve her
Battle was a long siege that ends with the trojan horse
Tales of wars are written about by Homer

4. Persian War
Greece vs Persia

5. Origins
Greece and Persia had been rivals since Greek colonies and city-states were formed in Asia minor
King Darius of Persia is defeated by the Greeks who revolt in his territory
The next King, Xerxes, would be angered by this and launch invasions to the Greek polis's

6. Battle of Thermopylae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Prc1UfuokY
300 Spartan soldiers held off massive Persian armies at the Thermopylae pass
Despite the deaths of all 300, other Greeks were inspired by this to unite against their common enemy

7. Battle of Marathon Battle between Persians and Athenians in 490 B.C.
Famous for the 26.2 miles that Pheidippides runs to alert the reinforcements of Athenian victory

8. Aftermath
Following the victories against Persians, Athens and Sparta emerge as two most powerful city-states in the region
Greek influence would grow into Athenian golden age
Rivalry emerges between these two city-states

9. Rivalry
Athens and Sparta, as the two most accomplished city states will feud with one another after Sparta is left out of Delian League
Feud comes to ahead in Peloponnesian War

10. Peloponnesian War
Sparta and Athens will fight in Peloponnesian War from BC
Sparta and allies overpower Athens, despite the Athenian navy
Athens was under siege for many years of the war

11. Sparta and Athens are both greatly weakened by wars
Aftermath
Sparta and Athens are both greatly weakened by wars
Both sides would be susceptible to other attacks

12. Athens Golden Age
The Age of Pericles

13. Golden Age What does the term golden age mean?
What are some examples of a golden age?

14. Athenian Golden Age
Started under the rule of Pericles from ( B.C.)
Further advancement in philosophy, art, and scientific growth
Peak wealth of polis

15. 01 02 03 Pericles Credited with bringing forth the Athenian golden age
Brilliant general, orator, and politician 02
Empowered Athenians during wars with Persia and was called "the first citizen of Athens" because he was such a great leader 03

16. Homer Great writer of ancient Greece
Epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey
Tales have had longstanding influence on modern world

17. Herodotus
Considered to be the first historian for his works The Histories
Wrote accounts of the Battle of Marathon, among others during the Persian wars 
Traveled throughout Greece and neighboring lands writing about his observations and 

18. Art and Sculpture
Used nude sculptures to show "the ideal human beauty"
Important themes are realism, idealism, and human movement
Statues were made of Greek heroes and Gods

19. Mathematics
Ancient Greeks used mathematical concepts still found today
Pi was used to find the circumference of circles
Proofs made showed basics of geometry

20. Pythagoras Wanted to explain world in mathematical terms
Believed world was round and turned on a fixed point
Established _________  theorem

21. Archimedes Great inventor and engineer of Athens
Designs the lever which was useful for moving heavy objects
Creates screws that allow for water to be pumped from the ground
Created war machines, such as the catapult and Greek fire that can burn wooden enemy ships

22. Theatre
Sophocles was one of the most famous playwrights of Ancient Athens
Some of the plays he wrote included Oedipus Rex and Antigone
Theatres used echo-ability to assure everyone in theatre could hear performances

23. Medicine Hippocrates is the medicinal expert of ancient Greece
Believed diseases are caused naturally, not by angering the Gods
Created the Hippocratic oath

24. “I swear by Apollo, the healer, and I take to witness all the gods…the following Oath:  I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.”
—Excerpt from the Hippocratic Oath