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The Greek City-States
c.2000 B.C.- 404 B.C.
Sea and Land
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Geography of Greece
 Short mountain
ranges cut up the
mainland
 Mountains kept
villages apart and
allowed invaders
from the North
 Rivers are short
No large kingdoms led
to formation of citystates
Early Greek Peoples
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Minoans
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Earliest Greek
civilization
Palace and Homes of
nobles had running
water
Artists covered walls
with frescoes
Minoans were
sailors/traders
Crete King Minos
Early Greek Peoples
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The Mycenaean
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Controlled Greece form 1600 BC to 1200 BC
Warring people that formed clans
Built fort like cities
Adopted the Minoan form of writing called Linear B
City States of
Greece
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Covered a small area of land
Most were slaves/non citizens
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Only free adult males had citizenship rights
Built forts on an acropolis
Each city state had an agora
Each polis form its own government and laws
Common Things
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Spoke same language
Religious ideas, characteristics, and social patterns
Government
and Society
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Objectives:
 Explain Importance of Homer’s Work
 Identify major religious beliefs and practices of
the ancient Greeks
 Describe changes that occurred in the
governments of the Greek city states
Greek Culture

Traveling poets sang or recited folk
songs, ballads, or epics
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Homer- blind poet who wrote the epics
Iliad and the Odyssey
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Iliad tells of the Legend of the
Trojan War
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The Odyssey tells what happened
after the Trojan war
Religious Beliefs
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3 things for Religion
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To explain nature, emotions that
causes people to lose self-control, and
certain benefits
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Believed spirits went to gray, gloomy
underworld ruled by Hades
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Created Myths about gods, goddesses,
and heroes
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Oracles- where gods spoke through
priests
Zeus
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King of gods
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God of the Sky
and Rain
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Weapon of
choice is his
coveted
Thunderbolt
Athena
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Protector of
Wisdom and
Womanly
Goodness
Apollo
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God of light,
music, and
poetry
Dionysus

God
of
Fertility and
Wine
Olympics
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Greeks showed strength and bravery to the gods in
athletic events
Olympic Games
 Held every 4 years to honor Zeus
 Only men competed
 Foot races, javelin and disc throw, and wrestling
 First games held in 776 B.C.
Greek Government
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City-state originated as small kingdoms
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Aristocrats would eventually represent each noble
city state
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Greek city states that were controlled by nobles
were known as Aristocracies
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Acted as judges, determined the laws &
punishment
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Controlled religion
Greek
Government

Hoplite
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Heavy infantry who carried
long spears fought in close
formations
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Chariots and Calvary was
no match for the Hoplites
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Became important to the
defense of the city-state
Greek Government
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Tyrants
 Illegally took power but with people’s support
 Ruled well, at first, then became unjust
Popular Government
 People can and should rule themselves
Democracy
 Government in which citizens take part
 Full political rights to small part of population
 Women and slaves lacked political rights
Sparta
and Athens
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Objectives:
 Analyze the
society of
Sparta
 Explain the
development
of democracy
in Athens
Sparta: The Military Ideal
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Helots- Conquered people of the Peloponnesus
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Spartan Society
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Equals- descendants of the invaders, controlled
the city-state, and equal land among citizens.
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Half-citizens- free, paid taxes, and served in the
army but had no political power
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Helots- slaves of the Spartans
Sparta Government
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Two Kings head of Government
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One King led army
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Other king took care of the home matters
Council of Elders
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28 male citizens over the age of 60
Assembly of all males over 30 years old
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Elected 5 ephors to make sure the King
stayed within the law
Sparta Military
Society
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Every adult male was part of the military
Age 7
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Age 18-20
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Trained for war
Age 20
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Lived in military barracks
Began military service
Remained available for military service until
60 years of age
Athens
Society
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Citizens formed the top group
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Metics
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Only Athenian born men had political rights
Non citizens, free, paid taxes
Could not take part in government
Slaves
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People captured during war
Athenians considered slavery natural and
necessary
Athens
Government
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Only citizens who owned land held office
All adult males meet in assemblies
 Elect 9 archons
Draco- created Athens 1st written law code around
621 B.C.
Athens Government
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Solon
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Settled disputes between creditors and debtors
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Outlawed slavery for debt
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Solon divided all citizens into four groups
based on wealth
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Peisistratus
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Ruled Athens as a tyrant from 546-527 B.C.
Athens Democracy
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Cleisthenes
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Turned Athens into a democracy
Cleisthenes form of government is known as direct
democracy
Athens 10 tribes
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Each tribe chose 50 men to form Council of 500
Members served for 1 year and could not serve twice
Council proposed laws to assembly
Assembly had final authority
Daily Life in Athens
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Athenian Economy
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Terracing helped farmers
plant on hillsides
Colonies were
established by Athenian
farmers/workers
Spent money on public
buildings
Set up colonies and
traded goods in the
Mediterranean Sea
Home and Family
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Lived in simple
homes
Marriages were
arranged
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Women considered
inferior
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Purpose of marriage
was to have children
Could not own or
inherit property
Boys cared for by a
Pedagogue
Education and Military
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Young Athenian boys
studied reading, writing,
grammar, poetry, music,
and gymnastics
Sophists taught older
boys government, math,
ethics and rhetoric
At 18, Athenian males
received 1 year of
military training
The Expansion of Greece
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Objectives:
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Explain how the Persian Wars began and
what the results of those wars were
Analyze the effects of Pericles's
leadership in Athens
Explain how the Peloponnesian War
began and its result
The Persian Wars
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Series of conflicts betweens Greece and Persia
that lasted from 500 B.C. to 479 B.C.
Battle of Marathon
 Athenians defeated the Persians, ending the
Persian Wars
Battle of Thermopylae
 300 Spartans fought bravely against the
Persians
 Give other Greek city-states time to prepare to
fight
The Persian Wars
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Themistocles
 Athenian leader who helped
to defeat the Persian navy
by tricking Xerxes at the
Salamis Straight
 Persian Navy was larger
than the Greek
 Greek ships were more
maneuverable
 This ended the Persian
Wars
Results of the Persian War
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Persian War unified the Greek city-states to protect
themselves
Athenians rebuilt and created it own empire in the
Aegean Sea
Delian League
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Alliance of city-states with Athens as it leader
Included 140 city-states, each contributed money and
ships
Sparta feared Helot rebellion and kept troops close to
home
Age of Pericles 461 B.C.- 429 B.C.

Leader of Athens
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Great statesman and
General
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Built Parthenon and
Acropolis
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Athens reached its peak
power and wealth
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Made Athens the cultural and
political capital of Greece
Athens
Democracy
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All male citizens, except the lower class, could hold
public office
Office holders were paid a salary
 Chosen by lot so that no one had an advantage
Strengthening of Athens
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Established colonies in important or rebellious area
Used the Navy to keep the Persians out of the
Aegean Sea
Used power of Athens to ensure prosperity and
stability
Strengthen the Delian League
 Forced city-states to join the league
 Athens made all decision for the league
Peloponnesian War
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Between Sparta and Athens
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Reasons for War
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Old rivalries
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Athenian control of Delian League
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Quarrels over trade
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Young men eager to fight
Sparta vs Athens
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Sparta
 Has the stronger Army
 Began the fighting by invading the Attic
Peninsula in 431 B.C.
 Forced the Athens to retreat behind the walls of
Athens
Athens
 Has the stronger Navy
 Brought food into the city by ships in the Aegean
Sea
 Athens plague killed Pericles
Sparta
vs.
Athens
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War lasted 27 years
 Punctuated by periods of truce and armed
peace
Sparta joined forces with Persia to cut off the
Athenian
 Starving Athens surrendered in 404 B.C.
After War
 Sparta attempted to control all of Greece
 City-states continued to fight each other for
years
Essay Question

Compare the social classes in Spartan society
with those in the Athenian society.
 Citizens in Athens and equals in Sparta were
males who could vote and own property.
 Metics in Athens and half citizens in Sparta were
free and paid taxes but could not take part in
government or own land.
 Athens’s slaves and Sparta’s helots had no
political rights