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Ancient Greece
Geographic
Feature
Seas:
Mediterranean,
Aegean, Ionian,
Black
Land:​ rocky
mountains, islands
Climate
Greek
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Positive
Negative
Trade, navy
easy to invade
protection,
great for olives
only 25% farmable
land, people
separated
little rainfall, difficult
for farming
warm, outdoor
living
Gods and Goddesses:
Helped people understand the natural world
Provided guidelines for how people should act
Reflected values of Greek culture
Athens​: democracy, based on education, open city-state
Sparta​: oligarchy, militaristic, closed city state
Persian War
Who -- Greeks vs Persians
What -- King of Persia, Darius I, wants to conquer Greece
-Battle of Marathon -- Greeks beat the Persians
-King of Persia, Xerxes, invades Greece again -- Battle of Thermopylae
Why -- Persians wanted more land, they were the first invaders
​Athenian Democracy
1. Direct Democracy: ​Citizens​ vote directly on laws
2. Limited Democracy: not everyone has a right to vote
1. Only citizens can vote
​Citizens​: Men born in Athens, 21 or older, who owned land
2. Can’t vote: women, people under the age of 21, slaves, men who don’t own land
Ancient Greece Contributions
1. Drama○ Plays
○ Amphitheater
2. Democracy
3. Architecture○ Columns
○ Placement of important buildings
4. Medicine○ Hippocratic Oath- promise Doctors make to do no harm and keep information private
5. Science and Math○ Geometry
○ Pulley and levers