Unit 6 — Ancient Greece - Union Academy Charter School
... the majority of the city-state’s citizens who were poor farmers. Sometimes these farmers got into debt and were forced to work for the aristocrats to pay off their debts. Some even became slaves. Starting about 750 BC, due to poverty and insufficient farming land, these poor farmers began to leave t ...
... the majority of the city-state’s citizens who were poor farmers. Sometimes these farmers got into debt and were forced to work for the aristocrats to pay off their debts. Some even became slaves. Starting about 750 BC, due to poverty and insufficient farming land, these poor farmers began to leave t ...
Greek Achievements
... • The Persian Wars (499-480 BC) were decisive in the history of the West. Had the Greeks been defeated, the cultural and political vitality we associate and inherit from the Greeks would never have evolved. • The confidence and pride from these victories propelled Greece and Athens, in particular, ...
... • The Persian Wars (499-480 BC) were decisive in the history of the West. Had the Greeks been defeated, the cultural and political vitality we associate and inherit from the Greeks would never have evolved. • The confidence and pride from these victories propelled Greece and Athens, in particular, ...
Athens Democratic DBQ
... The following excerpt is from a speech known as “The Funeral Oration,” delivered by the Athenian general and politician Pericles in 431 BCE, Pericles was widely seen as the leader of Athens. He gave this speech during a funeral for Athenian soldiers that died in the first year of the brutal Peloponn ...
... The following excerpt is from a speech known as “The Funeral Oration,” delivered by the Athenian general and politician Pericles in 431 BCE, Pericles was widely seen as the leader of Athens. He gave this speech during a funeral for Athenian soldiers that died in the first year of the brutal Peloponn ...
Aristophanes notes 1 08
... The play examines the problems of a ‘disintegrating city’. The play does not end with a celebration. The situation in Athens was too serious. The needs of the city for men of ability with sound and intelligent minds together with the plea for reconciliation and understanding are found in the parabas ...
... The play examines the problems of a ‘disintegrating city’. The play does not end with a celebration. The situation in Athens was too serious. The needs of the city for men of ability with sound and intelligent minds together with the plea for reconciliation and understanding are found in the parabas ...
The Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece
... ran to Athens without stopping to warn the Athenians of the invasion. Pheidipp ides died from exhaustion shortly after gasping out his news, but his “marathon run” alerted the Athenian army of the Persian landin g. Soldiers from Athens marched to Marathon and forced the Persians to return to their s ...
... ran to Athens without stopping to warn the Athenians of the invasion. Pheidipp ides died from exhaustion shortly after gasping out his news, but his “marathon run” alerted the Athenian army of the Persian landin g. Soldiers from Athens marched to Marathon and forced the Persians to return to their s ...
whunit3ancientgreece
... city- state. Athens organized the Delian League, an alliance with other Greek city-states. Athens used the Delian League to create an Athenian empire. OwlTeacher.com ...
... city- state. Athens organized the Delian League, an alliance with other Greek city-states. Athens used the Delian League to create an Athenian empire. OwlTeacher.com ...
Classical Civilizations: Mediterranean Basin 1 WH010 Activity
... I felt democracy was the perfect solution to Athens’ problems, but other Athenians felt that democracy led to poor decision-making. They believed giving the votes to mass of uneducated citizens was a mistake that would one day cost Athens dearly. On the other hand, some people felt that certain aspe ...
... I felt democracy was the perfect solution to Athens’ problems, but other Athenians felt that democracy led to poor decision-making. They believed giving the votes to mass of uneducated citizens was a mistake that would one day cost Athens dearly. On the other hand, some people felt that certain aspe ...
From Classical to Contemporary
... • Persian Wars: Ionian Greeks of Asian Minor revolt against Persia; Athens sends twenty ships to aid revolt (Perry 60) • 490 BCE, Darius I, king of Persia, sends detachment to Attica; at Marathon, Athenians defeat Persians (Perry 60) • 10 years later, Xerxes, Darius’ son, sends force of 250,000 men ...
... • Persian Wars: Ionian Greeks of Asian Minor revolt against Persia; Athens sends twenty ships to aid revolt (Perry 60) • 490 BCE, Darius I, king of Persia, sends detachment to Attica; at Marathon, Athenians defeat Persians (Perry 60) • 10 years later, Xerxes, Darius’ son, sends force of 250,000 men ...
Networking across borders: from ancient Greece to today
... Now back to ancient Greece. No, they didn’t have networked journalism as such. But they did have a number of ways of maintaining relations between the often fractious and always competitive city states that made up what we call Ancient Greece. They shared a kind of civilisation, a lot of trade and s ...
... Now back to ancient Greece. No, they didn’t have networked journalism as such. But they did have a number of ways of maintaining relations between the often fractious and always competitive city states that made up what we call Ancient Greece. They shared a kind of civilisation, a lot of trade and s ...
Source E: Robert Browning `Pheidippides` by
... “Men of Lacedaemon, the Athenians beseech you to hasten to their aid, and not allow that state, which is the most ancient in all Greece, to be enslaved by the barbarians. Eretria, look you, is already carried away captive; and Greece weakened by the loss of no mean city.” Thus did Pheidippides deliv ...
... “Men of Lacedaemon, the Athenians beseech you to hasten to their aid, and not allow that state, which is the most ancient in all Greece, to be enslaved by the barbarians. Eretria, look you, is already carried away captive; and Greece weakened by the loss of no mean city.” Thus did Pheidippides deliv ...
Ancient Greece - The Lesson Locker
... · Mycenaean kings ruled each city. · Agamemnon was most important. Government · At the beginning of the 5 century BCE, the Greek city-states faced invasion by the powerful empire of Persia. · The city-states were small, scattered units weakened by fighting on another and were ill prepared to defend ...
... · Mycenaean kings ruled each city. · Agamemnon was most important. Government · At the beginning of the 5 century BCE, the Greek city-states faced invasion by the powerful empire of Persia. · The city-states were small, scattered units weakened by fighting on another and were ill prepared to defend ...
athens - Prep World History I
... P. uses mercenary army to back up political control as tyrant P. conducts massive building campaigns, cultural & religious reforms to est. unity & cultural identity, patronizes poets, playwrights, artists P. reduces power of nobility and increases power of Assembly & poorest classes Sons Hip ...
... P. uses mercenary army to back up political control as tyrant P. conducts massive building campaigns, cultural & religious reforms to est. unity & cultural identity, patronizes poets, playwrights, artists P. reduces power of nobility and increases power of Assembly & poorest classes Sons Hip ...
Persia Ancient Greece
... Athenian phalanx helped the Ionians repel the Persians from Ionian land. ...
... Athenian phalanx helped the Ionians repel the Persians from Ionian land. ...
Tracing the Development of Democracy in Ancient Greece
... oligarchy enjoyed certain protections, although they lacked full political rights, such as voting. Therefore, most citizens of an oligarchy had very little say in how the city-state was run. Over time, oligarchies began to disappear in Greece for various reasons. In Corinth, for example, the people ...
... oligarchy enjoyed certain protections, although they lacked full political rights, such as voting. Therefore, most citizens of an oligarchy had very little say in how the city-state was run. Over time, oligarchies began to disappear in Greece for various reasons. In Corinth, for example, the people ...
“Golden Age” with Pericles as lead figure in Athens from 470 BC
... After Isagoras’ cruel rule over Athens angered the people, and in a stunning event, Isagoras surrendered. He had banished the aristocrats from Athens, but the people brought them back for help in organizing their new government. Cleisthenes, a strong supporter, of Solon’s idea of democracy, helped t ...
... After Isagoras’ cruel rule over Athens angered the people, and in a stunning event, Isagoras surrendered. He had banished the aristocrats from Athens, but the people brought them back for help in organizing their new government. Cleisthenes, a strong supporter, of Solon’s idea of democracy, helped t ...
Athens and Sparta
... Athens - Freemen were all male citizens: divided into numerous classes: at the top were aristocrats who had large estates and made up the cavalry or captained triremes; middle ranks were small farmers; lowest class was the thetes (urban craftsmen and trireme rowers). Metics - those who came from out ...
... Athens - Freemen were all male citizens: divided into numerous classes: at the top were aristocrats who had large estates and made up the cavalry or captained triremes; middle ranks were small farmers; lowest class was the thetes (urban craftsmen and trireme rowers). Metics - those who came from out ...
Will the real Greek please stand up? Philip of Macedon
... imposed on Athens — the so-called “thirty tyrants” — was soon overthrown, and Athens allied herself with Thebes, Corinth, and even Persia to resist Spartan hegemony. The King’s Peace signed in 386 B.C. ended these wars, but placed the Greek cities of Ionia, as well as the island of Cyprus, back unde ...
... imposed on Athens — the so-called “thirty tyrants” — was soon overthrown, and Athens allied herself with Thebes, Corinth, and even Persia to resist Spartan hegemony. The King’s Peace signed in 386 B.C. ended these wars, but placed the Greek cities of Ionia, as well as the island of Cyprus, back unde ...
Athenian Democracy-Summary Sentences
... succeeded it. The text claims that the common viewpoint of early democracy, particularly that of Athens, has been skewed by modern historians who have, over the years, shown a tendency to glorify this time period. Centaurs and Amazons In Centaurs and Amazons, Plato and Aristotle bring up a discussio ...
... succeeded it. The text claims that the common viewpoint of early democracy, particularly that of Athens, has been skewed by modern historians who have, over the years, shown a tendency to glorify this time period. Centaurs and Amazons In Centaurs and Amazons, Plato and Aristotle bring up a discussio ...
Curriculum coverage map - Lady Margaret Primary School
... History History of ancient Greece. Timeline Army and warfare. Daily life in ancient Greece. Greek theatres, marathon and universities. Modern and Greek influences. Geography Geographical features – mountains, sand banks. (Create a story map include geographical ...
... History History of ancient Greece. Timeline Army and warfare. Daily life in ancient Greece. Greek theatres, marathon and universities. Modern and Greek influences. Geography Geographical features – mountains, sand banks. (Create a story map include geographical ...
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... o Persia learnt an understanding of Greek technology in war (armour and tactics) and that the Greeks were great warriors in close combat. Darius, and later Xerxes, decided that larger numbers Persian forces would be needed. o The Greeks became more aware of the Persian forces and it was Themistokle ...
... o Persia learnt an understanding of Greek technology in war (armour and tactics) and that the Greeks were great warriors in close combat. Darius, and later Xerxes, decided that larger numbers Persian forces would be needed. o The Greeks became more aware of the Persian forces and it was Themistokle ...
Ancient Greek warfare
The Greek 'Dark Age' drew to a close as a significant increase in population allowed urbanized culture to be restored, and the rise of the city-states (Poleis). These developments ushered in the Archaic period (800-480 BC). They also restored the capability of organized warfare between these Poleis (as opposed to small-scale raids to acquire livestock and grain, for example). The fractious nature of Ancient Greek society seems to have made continuous conflict on this larger scale inevitable.Concomitant with the rise of the city-state was the evolution of a new way of warfare - the hoplite phalanx. When exactly the phalanx developed is uncertain, but it is thought to have been developed by the Spartans. The chigi vase, dated to around 650 BC, is the earliest depiction of a hoplite in full battle array. The hoplite was a well-armed and armored citizen-soldier primarily drawn from the middle classes. Every man had to serve at least two years in the army. Fighting in the tight phalanx formation maximised the effectiveness of his armor, large shield and long spear, presenting a wall of armor and spearpoints to the enemy. They were a force to be reckoned with.With this evolution in warfare, battles seem to have consisted mostly of the clash of hoplite phalanxes from the city-states in conflict. Since the soldiers were citizens with other occupations, warfare was limited in distance, season and scale. Neither side could afford heavy casualties or sustained campaigns, so conflicts seem to have been resolved by a single set-piece battle.The scale and scope of warfare in Ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of the Greco-Persian Wars. To fight the enormous armies of the Achaemenid Empire was effectively beyond the capabilities of a single city-state. The eventual triumph of the Greeks was achieved by alliances of many city-states (the exact composition changing over time), allowing the pooling of resources and division of labour. Although alliances between city states occurred before this time, nothing on this scale had been seen before. The rise of Athens and Sparta as pre-eminent powers during this conflict led directly to the Peloponnesian War, which saw further development of the nature of warfare, strategy and tactics. Fought between leagues of cities dominated by Athens and Sparta, the increased manpower and financial resources increased the scale, and allowed the diversification of warfare. Set-piece battles during the Peloponnesian war proved indecisive and instead there was increased reliance on attritionary strategies, naval battle and blockades and sieges. These changes greatly increased the number of casualties and the disruption of Greek society.Following the eventual defeat of the Athenians in 404 BC, and the disbandment of the Athenian-dominated Delian League, Ancient Greece fell under the hegemony of Sparta. However, it was soon apparent that the hegemony was unstable, and the Persian Empire sponsored a rebellion by the combined powers of Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Argos, resulting in the Corinthian War (395-387 BC). After largely inconclusive campaigning, the war was decided when the Persians switched to supporting the Spartans, in return for the cities of Ionia and Spartan non-interference in Asia Minor. This brought the rebels to terms, and restored the Spartan hegemony on a more stable footing. The Spartan hegemony would last another 16 years, until, at the Battle of Leuctra (371) the Spartans were decisively defeated by the Theban general Epaminondas.In the aftermath of this, the Thebans acted with alacrity to establish a hegemony of their own over Greece. However, Thebes lacked sufficient manpower and resources, and became overstretched in attempting to impose itself on the rest of Greece. Following the death of Epaminondas and loss of manpower at the Battle of Mantinea, the Theban hegemony ceased. Indeed, the losses in the ten years of the Theban hegemony left all the Greek city-states weakened and divided. As such, the city-states of southern Greece would shortly afterwards be powerless to resist the rise of the Macedonian kingdom in the north. With revolutionary tactics, King Phillip II brought most of Greece under his sway, paving the way for the conquest of ""the known world"" by his son Alexander the Great. The rise of the Macedonian Kingdom is generally taken to signal the end of the Greek Classical period, and certainly marked the end of the distinctive hoplite battle in Ancient Greece.