The Rise of Greek City-States
... Governing the City-States As their world expanded after 750 B.C., the Greeks evolved a unique version of the city-state, which they called the polis. The polis was made up of a major city or town and its surrounding countryside. Typically, the city itself was built on two levels. On the top of a hil ...
... Governing the City-States As their world expanded after 750 B.C., the Greeks evolved a unique version of the city-state, which they called the polis. The polis was made up of a major city or town and its surrounding countryside. Typically, the city itself was built on two levels. On the top of a hil ...
The Culture of Ancient Greece
... for sure. Some even think Euclid was not a real person. There are three theories about Euclid. The first is that he was a real person who wrote a book about mathematics called The Elements, as well as various other books. If true, that would make Euclid one of the most influential math teachers ever ...
... for sure. Some even think Euclid was not a real person. There are three theories about Euclid. The first is that he was a real person who wrote a book about mathematics called The Elements, as well as various other books. If true, that would make Euclid one of the most influential math teachers ever ...
Chapter 8 Notes
... • Life in Greece became more settled, and people agreed that the Greeks should establish colonies. • Before long, groups from city-states around Greece began setting up colonies in distant lands. • They spread all around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. ...
... • Life in Greece became more settled, and people agreed that the Greeks should establish colonies. • Before long, groups from city-states around Greece began setting up colonies in distant lands. • They spread all around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. ...
Teacher`s Guide For Ancient History: The Greek
... was the city-state • The origin of the Greek city state owes much to geography • The amount of tillable land was quite small because mountains dominated the landscape • The Greek city-states began to emerge out of an early Greek dark age around 700 B.C. • The cornerstone of these city-states was a n ...
... was the city-state • The origin of the Greek city state owes much to geography • The amount of tillable land was quite small because mountains dominated the landscape • The Greek city-states began to emerge out of an early Greek dark age around 700 B.C. • The cornerstone of these city-states was a n ...
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... themselves as Greeks, but they were very different from the other Greek city-states, and proud of it. • Their educational system was certainly very different. The goal of Spartan education was to create a strong warrior. Boys were taken away from their parents at age 7. They lived a harsh and often ...
... themselves as Greeks, but they were very different from the other Greek city-states, and proud of it. • Their educational system was certainly very different. The goal of Spartan education was to create a strong warrior. Boys were taken away from their parents at age 7. They lived a harsh and often ...
Curriculum Map
... 2. Explain the rise of Alexander to power 3. Trace the steps in the conquest of Persia by Alexander 4. Evaluate the reasons Alexander's empire broke into smaller parts so rapidly 5. Assess the Hellenistic culture that developed with the blending of Greek and Persian ideas ...
... 2. Explain the rise of Alexander to power 3. Trace the steps in the conquest of Persia by Alexander 4. Evaluate the reasons Alexander's empire broke into smaller parts so rapidly 5. Assess the Hellenistic culture that developed with the blending of Greek and Persian ideas ...
Economy of Ancient Greece
... •Karl Polanyi argues that ancient Greece did not have a developed market system until the Hellenistic Period. Economies were largely “substantivist” before then. ...
... •Karl Polanyi argues that ancient Greece did not have a developed market system until the Hellenistic Period. Economies were largely “substantivist” before then. ...
Ancient Greece 1
... Historians call the following 300 years a Dark Age. Trade slowed down. People made fewer things to sell. Farmers grew enough food only for their families. As the Dorians continued to push into Greece, people fled to other areas. They took Greek culture with them. Finally, by 750 b.c., the difficult ...
... Historians call the following 300 years a Dark Age. Trade slowed down. People made fewer things to sell. Farmers grew enough food only for their families. As the Dorians continued to push into Greece, people fled to other areas. They took Greek culture with them. Finally, by 750 b.c., the difficult ...
The Polis and Athenian Government
... By 800 BCE most city-states were ruled by a small group of wealthy men called oligarchs Definition: Power in the hands of a few people Oligoi: ‘few’ + arkhein: ‘to rule.’ Most oligarchs were aristocrats who had inherited land from their families, some were wealthy merchants Oligarchs tended ...
... By 800 BCE most city-states were ruled by a small group of wealthy men called oligarchs Definition: Power in the hands of a few people Oligoi: ‘few’ + arkhein: ‘to rule.’ Most oligarchs were aristocrats who had inherited land from their families, some were wealthy merchants Oligarchs tended ...
Chapter 6: Ancient Greece: 2000 B.C. – 323 B.C. The civilizations of
... They pretended to sail away from Troy. But they left behind a giant wooden horse. The Trojans thought that they had won the war and that the Mycenaeans had left behind a victory gift. They opened their gates and brought the wooden horse within the city’s thick, protective walls. Then they closed the ...
... They pretended to sail away from Troy. But they left behind a giant wooden horse. The Trojans thought that they had won the war and that the Mycenaeans had left behind a victory gift. They opened their gates and brought the wooden horse within the city’s thick, protective walls. Then they closed the ...
Aegean Civilizations
... the chief source of fat in the ancient world's grain-based diet). Peoples such as the Minoans and Ph oen ician s, whose island and coasta l homes oriented them to the sea, were eager to serve the Egyptian market. Minoan merchants we re active in Egypt as ...
... the chief source of fat in the ancient world's grain-based diet). Peoples such as the Minoans and Ph oen ician s, whose island and coasta l homes oriented them to the sea, were eager to serve the Egyptian market. Minoan merchants we re active in Egypt as ...
Holt McDougal
... was officially ruled by two kings who jointly led the army, but elected officials actually had more power than the kings. ...
... was officially ruled by two kings who jointly led the army, but elected officials actually had more power than the kings. ...
ch 5.1-5.4 Ancient Greece
... • Seafaring tradition: reliance on navy and fleets for power and protection • Sea provided link to trade and cultural exchange with Mediterranean communities • Isolationism: protection but lack of effective communication • Greece was organized into polis (independent city states) separated by seas a ...
... • Seafaring tradition: reliance on navy and fleets for power and protection • Sea provided link to trade and cultural exchange with Mediterranean communities • Isolationism: protection but lack of effective communication • Greece was organized into polis (independent city states) separated by seas a ...
Ch. 3 PP - Auburndale High School AP World History
... were not common terms until the ninth century BCE). The faith practiced by Hebrews – Judaism – is generally considered to have been the world’s first monotheistic religion (i.e., the first to devote itself exclusively to the worship of one god). Along with Christianity, which grew out of it, Judaism ...
... were not common terms until the ninth century BCE). The faith practiced by Hebrews – Judaism – is generally considered to have been the world’s first monotheistic religion (i.e., the first to devote itself exclusively to the worship of one god). Along with Christianity, which grew out of it, Judaism ...
The Classical World: Greece and Rome [7th-8th grades]
... remains can be recognized from sections of the characteristic Cyclopean walls.[20] Unlike other Mycenaean centers, such as Mycenae and Pylos, it is not known whether Athens suffered destruction in about 1200 BC, an event often attributed to a Dorian invasion, and the Athenians always maintained that ...
... remains can be recognized from sections of the characteristic Cyclopean walls.[20] Unlike other Mycenaean centers, such as Mycenae and Pylos, it is not known whether Athens suffered destruction in about 1200 BC, an event often attributed to a Dorian invasion, and the Athenians always maintained that ...
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... The poor were disgruntled at the possibility of they and their families being sold into slavery if they were in debt to an aristocrat. ...
... The poor were disgruntled at the possibility of they and their families being sold into slavery if they were in debt to an aristocrat. ...
Greece Persian Notes
... – The earliest civilization in the Greek region was the Minoan. • In order to farm the area, they used irrigation channels, growing wheat, olives, and grapes in different regions. • The Minoans were located on the island of Crete, ca. 2000– 1500 B.C.E. • Their writing, Linear A, has not been transla ...
... – The earliest civilization in the Greek region was the Minoan. • In order to farm the area, they used irrigation channels, growing wheat, olives, and grapes in different regions. • The Minoans were located on the island of Crete, ca. 2000– 1500 B.C.E. • Their writing, Linear A, has not been transla ...
Hetaira (hetaera): Greek Courtesan
... the lyre; and, as the symposiasts began to feel the effects of even watered wine, the less intellectual (and not always welcomed) embrace of slave boys and flute girls, and, of course, hetairai. The symposium usually took place in the andron (men's room), the most wellappointed room in the house. Ar ...
... the lyre; and, as the symposiasts began to feel the effects of even watered wine, the less intellectual (and not always welcomed) embrace of slave boys and flute girls, and, of course, hetairai. The symposium usually took place in the andron (men's room), the most wellappointed room in the house. Ar ...
Lecture 22
... During this period Greece was the scene of disturbances and revolutionary movements from which arose the war called Lamian. The reason was this. The king had ordered all his satraps to dissolve their armies of mercenaries, and as they obeyed his instructions, all Asia was overrun with soldiers relea ...
... During this period Greece was the scene of disturbances and revolutionary movements from which arose the war called Lamian. The reason was this. The king had ordered all his satraps to dissolve their armies of mercenaries, and as they obeyed his instructions, all Asia was overrun with soldiers relea ...
greece, history of - HB-Ancient
... large-scale raiding, local monarchs lacked the funds to maintain the personal armies that enabled them to control an area. At the same time, a growing number of wealthy farmers could afford to buy weapons and participate in local turf wars. Aristocratic* families might have been able to hold onto po ...
... large-scale raiding, local monarchs lacked the funds to maintain the personal armies that enabled them to control an area. At the same time, a growing number of wealthy farmers could afford to buy weapons and participate in local turf wars. Aristocratic* families might have been able to hold onto po ...
Ancient Israel, c. 2000 BC/BCE-70 AD/CE
... In order to best prepare for the 2015-2016 school year the new state standards for Social Studies should be implemented in all areas of social studies instruction and assessment in our district. This curriculum guide should be regarded as a working document this academic year. Please send feedback, ...
... In order to best prepare for the 2015-2016 school year the new state standards for Social Studies should be implemented in all areas of social studies instruction and assessment in our district. This curriculum guide should be regarded as a working document this academic year. Please send feedback, ...
The Greeks: The Crucible of Civilization
... Ancient Greek pottery is unique and beautiful. Some of the pottery only has geometric designs on them while others tell of mythological tales. Yet others can tell the history of this great culture. Greek artists used a variety of paints and painting styles. They had limited color choice due to the w ...
... Ancient Greek pottery is unique and beautiful. Some of the pottery only has geometric designs on them while others tell of mythological tales. Yet others can tell the history of this great culture. Greek artists used a variety of paints and painting styles. They had limited color choice due to the w ...
The Persians, the Ancient Greeks, and Alexander the Great
... between men and often took male lovers. If a man traveled with a women to an event, it was almost never his wife but a concubine. Concubines did not have the social status of a wife, but could be highly educated or skilled in dancing or music. A few became famous for their intellect. Pericles, ...
... between men and often took male lovers. If a man traveled with a women to an event, it was almost never his wife but a concubine. Concubines did not have the social status of a wife, but could be highly educated or skilled in dancing or music. A few became famous for their intellect. Pericles, ...
Greece: More than a thousand years before classical Greece, the
... More than a thousand years before classical Greece, the foundations for it were being set in the Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations. Minoan Civilization: Named after the legendary King of Crete, Minos Centered on Crete Minoan prosperity was based upon large scale trading. The Minoan trading ne ...
... More than a thousand years before classical Greece, the foundations for it were being set in the Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations. Minoan Civilization: Named after the legendary King of Crete, Minos Centered on Crete Minoan prosperity was based upon large scale trading. The Minoan trading ne ...