Frescoes PolisAcropolis

Agora IliadOdyssey

Homer Myths OraclesOlympic Games Aristocracies HopliteTyrants Popular GovernmentDemocracy

Chapter 5.1 and 5.2 Terms

Geography of GreeceSea: 85 miles wide from

coast to coast.Sea tradersLand: Mountains

separated communities and made it difficult to unite Greece under 1 government.

Poor transportation: 7 days to travel 60 miles.

Little farmable land.Climate: Warm all year.

Favorable for outdoor leisure activities.

Mycenae (My-See-Nee)Leading city on the

Greek mainland.Ruled by a warrior king

who had absolute power.The warrior king

controlled local production and commercial trade.

Led their armies throughout the peninsula and the mainland to rob and plunder .

Greek word for city-state is polis.A polis is an absolutely independent and self-

sufficient community.Small area.Population less than 10,000. Most were slaves

and non-citizens (didn’t own land).Built on a acropolis (hill)Each had an agora (marketplace) for selling

goods and holding public meetings to discuss important matters.

Considered all non-Greeks to be barbarians.

City-States or Polis

Polis’ were each ruled in many different ways:1. Monarchy: King/Queen rule (Mycenae)2. Aristocracy: Nobles rule (Athens)

Hereditary and based on land ownership.Wealth and social status supports rulers authority.

3. Oligarchy: Government ruled by a few powerful citizens (Sparta 800-600 B.C.)

Rule is based on wealth.Rulers control the military.

4. Tyranny: Powerful individual who gains control of the government.Dictatorship

5. Democracy: State ruled by a small group of citizens (Athens 461 B.C.)Rule is based on citizenship (free adult males).Majority rules.

Polis

Should look like this

Minoans Mycenaeans

Location Crete Greek Mainland,

Crete

Dates 2000 B.C.-1500 B.C.

1600 B.C.-1200 B.C.

Achievements Indoor running water, art, trade network, navy, written language

Built fort-like cities throughout Greece, kept written records

Reason For Collapse

Volcanic eruption, tidal waves

Earthquakes, war

Use textbook pages 121-125 to create a timeline showing the significant events of the Persian Wars. Make your timeline self-explanatory so that someone looking at it can understand the events of the Persian Wars and who took part in them. 546 B.C.500 B.C.492 B.C.490 B.C.480 B.C.479 B.C.

TIMELINE: Pages 121-125

Helots Ephors MeticsArchons Direct DemocracyRepresentative DemocracyPersian Wars Battle of MarathonBattle of Thermopylae ThemistoclesDelian League PericlesPeloponnesian War

Chapter 5.3 and 5.5 Terms

Social Classes Sparta Athens

Upper Equals: descendents of the invaders

Citizens: Athenian-born

Middle Half-Citizens: free, non-descendents

Metics: Non-citizens from outside Athens

Lower Helots: slaves Slaves: captured in war. Treated as property.

Social classes of Sparta and Athens

Sparta Athens

A) 2 Hereditary kings: DUTY: 1 led the army while the other

ruled the city-state.B) Council of Elders: 28 wealthy

aristocrat males citizens over the age of 60.

DUTY: Propose laws and served as the jury in criminal courts.

C) Assembly: All male citizens 30+ years old.

DUTY: Voted on laws proposed by Council of Elders.

D) Ephors: 5 elected by the assembly for 1 year terms.

DUTY: Made sure the kings did not abuse their power. Controlled the education of Spartans.

Beginning: A) Assembly: all adult male citizens

who owned land. Duties: Elect Generals; elect archons

(9) as rulers to serve 1 year terms.B) Draco: Tryant who created harsh

laws.C) Solon: divided all citizens into 4

groups based on wealth. 2 richest groups could hold office.

Assembly: All citizens sat on the assembly and elected officials to office.

Court: made up of citizen jurorsD) Cleisthenes: turned Athens into a

direct democracy.Council of 500: served 1 year term

only.Duties: propose laws to the assembly.

Assembly voted on laws. Jury: Citizens. Voted by secret ballot

546 B.C.500 B.C.492 B.C.490 B.C.480 B.C.479 B.C.

Use pages 121-125 to create a timeline showing the significant events of the Persian War

Phalanx Orators DemosthenesPhillip II of Macedon Alexander the

GreatHellenistic Culture

Chapter 6 Section 3 Terms

Moves into GreeceOne by one city-states fallRecruits paid army and applies Greek idea of phalanxesAthens fights, but city-states remain disunitedTakes control of northern Athenian coloniesGreece united under Philip’s rulePhilip becomes king of MacedonThebes and Athens defeated at Chaeronea in 338 B.C.Greek city-states are weakened by war and disunitedSome, like Demosthenes, oppose

Use pages 138-139 to place the “scrambled” events listed below in chronological order

1)

What did Alexander do to accomplish each goal?

Assess whether or not he accomplished it.2) Why did Alexander’s empire collapse after

his death?

Use pages 140-141Goals of Alexander the Great

Conquer the world

Spread Greek Culture

Manage an Empire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEabk4FnSaI (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCb-4DCOmPQ&feature=relmfu (Part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zaM4dYnFm0&feature=relmfu (Part 3 Hellenistic Culture)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dof_uF1_0I&feature=relmfu (Part 4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOicwRXjecw (Parts 1-4, first 30 minutes)

Video Clips: Alexander the Great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWS9PiXekE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active(This is Sparta)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ew4qCi--QY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active (Thermopylae )

Video Clips