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Steps To Greek Empire
Contributions of the Greeks / Hellenic Civilization
Democratic ideas
Art, literature, drams, architecture, mathematics, science ideas
Mythology
Alphabet
336
to
323
359
to
300
431
to
404
499
to
479
750
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359
2800
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1100
Phillip II of Macedonia conquered Greece to begin a new period of
Greek empires. His son, Alexander, became his successor and a
powerful military leader. Alexander was educated in classic Greek
tradition by the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Athens and Sparta began a 27-year Civil War called the Peloponnesian
Wars. Sparta won. Athens was destroyed as an economic and social
power and her democratic ideas faded.
Persian Wars – As Persia (under Darius and Xerxes) was expanding its empire
they attacked and eventually conquered Athens, as a rich city-state. Persian
rule in Greece was short-lived and Athens grew strong again.
Sparta became a strong city-state ruled by a military oligarchy in a dictatorial manner
Sparta’s entire society supported the military and the concept of a strong army
All economic resources in Sparta went to building a strong military.
Sparta competed with Athens for power and influence.
Athens was an important city-state that under Pericles eventually controlled a large area.
A direct democracy in which male citizens could vote (one man-one vote) to make laws.
Draco, and Solon were rulers who promoted such democratic ideas as a code of laws,
law-making assemblies of citizens, freedom of speech, and jury trials.
750
–
359
750 –
359
BCE
Alexander (the Great) conquered an empire from Greece into
north Africa and south Asia (India). He spread Greek ideas
and adopted ideas from conquered peoples. He died
suddenly in 323 and his empire collapsed.
The Classical Age of Greece had:
Important city-states
A common language and traditions such as the Olympic Games
Advancement in arts, drama, literature, architecture, and math / science (mostly in Athens).
Minoans and Mycenaeans developed an early civilization with important features:
Agriculture and trading (by sea) with an economic system using coined money and taxes
Religion based on gods and goddesses (mythology) and epic poems / literature.
A language and system of writing based on an adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet.
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