1. The Greek City-States CHAPTER 5
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CHAPTER 5
The Greek City-States
Section 1: Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Section 2: Greek Government and Society
Section 3: Sparta and Athens
Section 4: Daily Life in Athens
Section 5: The Expansion of Greece

2. Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Section 1:
Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Objectives:
Analyze the role that geography played in early Greek history.
Explain the influence that Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations had on Greek civilization.
Describe the development of the Greek city-states.

3. Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Section 1:
Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
The Sea and the Land
Traders came from Egypt and the Fertile Crescent for trading
Groups developed in isolation

4. Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Section 1:
Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Early Greek Peoples
The Minoans – art, trading
The Mycenaeans – adopted elements of Minoan life

5. The City-States of Greece
Section 1:
Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
The City-States of Greece
Polis – independent and self-sufficient community
Agora – marketplace
Each polis had own calendar, money, government, and laws

6. Greek Government and Society
Section 2:
Greek Government and Society
Objectives:
Explain the importance of Homer’s works.
Identify major religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Greeks.
Describe changes that occurred in the governments of the Greek city-states.

7. Greek Culture in the Homeric Age
Section 2:
Greek Government and Society
Greek Culture in the Homeric Age
The Iliad and the Odyssey – legend of the Trojan War and what happened after
Greek religious beliefs – explanation of nature and emotions, not concerned with afterlife
Myths
Olympic Games

8. Greek Government: From Kings to Democracy
Section 2:
Greek Government and Society
Greek Government: From Kings to Democracy
Aristocrats – wealthy land-owners
Tyrants – illegally took power
Democracy developed from idea of popular government

9. Sparta and Athens Objectives: Section 3:
Analyze the society of Sparta.
Explain the development of democracy in Athens.

10. Sparta: The Military Ideal
Section 3:
Sparta and Athens
Sparta: The Military Ideal
Spartan society – equals, half-citizens, helots
Government in Sparta – two kings and five ephors to keep kings in line
Life in Sparta’s military society

11. Athens: The Birth of Democracy
Section 3:
Sparta and Athens
Athens: The Birth of Democracy
Athenian society – citizens, metics (non-citizens), slaves
Early government in Athens – archons
Athenian democracy – direct democracy

12. Daily Life in Athens Objectives: Section 4:
Explain the basis of Athens’ economy.
Describe the family life and education of Athenians.

13. Daily Life in Athens The Athenian Economy Section 4:
Trade – vases, olives, grapes, wine

14. Daily Life in Athens Home and Family Life Section 4:
Marriage and family life were very important
Women were considered inferior
Boys got education; girls were trained for household

15. Education and Military Service
Section 4:
Daily Life in Athens
Education and Military Service
Elementary schools for boys – reading writing, grammar, poetry, music, and gymnastics
Older boys studied government, mathematics, ethics and rhetoric
Eighteen-year-old males received a year of military service

16. The Expansion of Greece
Section 5:
The Expansion of Greece
Objectives:
Explain how the Persian Wars began and what the results of those wars were.
Analyze the effects of Pericles’s leadership on Athens.
Explain how the Peloponnesian War began and its results.

17. The Expansion of Greece
Section 5:
The Expansion of Greece
The Persian Wars
The wars under Darius and Xerxes
Results of the Persian Wars – Delian League

18. The Expansion of Greece
Section 5:
The Expansion of Greece
The Age of Pericles
Pericles – great general, orator, statesman
Athenian democracy flourished
Stability and prosperity

19. The Expansion of Greece
Section 5:
The Expansion of Greece
The Peloponnesian War
Athens and Sparta were rivals
War lasted 27 years
Athens was defeated in 404 B.C.
Greece continued to be divided