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Essential Question
1. In what ways did the
geography of Greece help
shape Greek culture?
Greek Geography
2.
3.
Where is Greece?
a.
Greek City-States
City-States
Contained the city and the surrounding
ii.
The Phoenicians
The Phoenicians
i.
ii.
The Mycenaeans
The Mycenaeans
i. Influenced Greek religious practice, art, politics, and
literature
ii. Fought in the Trojan Wars
Homer wrote the Iliad (story of the Trojan Wars) and the Odyssey
Greek Architecture
Where do you see similar structures today??
Possible Answers
5. Greek Culture
a.
b.
c.
The Greeks shared similarities in culture but politics and military differed by
city
d.
1.
a.
b.
Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful cities for different reasons
Athens Today
Ancient Athens
Ancient Athens
Athens
Location
Southeast peninsula
Society
Very involved in the arts
Education
Focus on physical and mental skill
Government:
Democracy (rule by the people)
Direct participation
Athenian Acropolis
Sparta
Sparta
Location
Southwest peninsula
Society
Education
Men: military
Women: athletic; all things Sparta
3.
c.
d.
e.
a.
b.
The Parthenon
Athens
a.
b.
Goals:
1.
2.
3.
Glorify Athensa.
b.
b.
c.
d.
Plague hits Athens in 2nd year of the war- 1/3rd die including Pericles
e.
f.
g.
Athens survives for 9 more years but surrenders to Sparta in 404 B.C.
Peloponnesian War
5.
a.
b.
c.
ii.
d.
i.
Socrates
1.
2.
3.
Plato
1. Student of Socrates
2. Wrote The Republic perfectly governed society
3. Pupil- Aristotle
Aristotle
1. Questioned the nature of the world
2. Invented method of arguing according to rules of logic
3. His work provides basis of the scientific method today
4. Pupil- Alexander the Great