1. Ancient Greece

2. What is a city-state?
It is a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit

3. In Classical Greece (2,000-300 B. C
In Classical Greece (2, B.C.) city states were separated from each other by geography
Mountains
Islands

4. Since these city-states were separated from each other, they were independent from each other and rarely united which each other.
Ruins of an ancient Greek city-state

5. The design of these city-states usually included either :
An acropolis:
a fortified hilltop
An agora:
a marketplace or

6. Trojan War
During the 1200’s B.C. the Mycenaeans fought a ten year war against the Trojans over a woman. According to legend, a Greek army besieged and destroyed Troy because a Trojan prince kidnapped the beautiful Helen. Greek stories suggest that Troy was overthrown when invaders hid inside a hollow wooden horse.

7. Athens First Greek city-state to move toward Democracy
Originates from the Greek words “demos”
meaning people and “kratien” meaning rule by (hence, rule by the people)
Citizens of Athens participated directly in discussions and decisions related to the the city.

8. “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.”
Winston Churchill
Do you agree with this? Why or why not?

9. Sparta We Are ……. This Greek city built a military state
Created the most powerful army in Greece
Had Spartan boys train from age 7 –30
Used successful military strategy
*Use advanced military technology

10. The Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.)
While King Leonidas led 300 Spartan warriors against over 300, Persian warriors at Thermopylae…
Themistocles fought against the Persian fleet and succeeded in sinking or capturing at least 200 Persian ships.

11. Greek Philosophers
Socrates B.C. created the Socratic Method to gain knowledge
Plato B.C. founded the “Academy” and wrote “The Republic”
Aristotle
B.C. Opened his own school
in Lyceum

12. Alexander the Great 365-323 B.C.
Extremely successful military leader from Macedon
His conquests included Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia,
Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia, and
he extended the boundaries of his own empire as far
as Punjab, India.
By the time time of his death he had conquered most
of the known world
Was responsible for spreading Hellenistic Culture