Download Warring City

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Also known as a Polis
Most controlled an
area of 50-500 square
miles
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Home to fewer than
10,000 people
People met at the
acropolis for
government matters
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Monarchy – single ruler, usually a king
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Aristocracy – ruled by a small group of nobles
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Oligarchy – ruled by a few powerful people
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Direct Democracy – state ruled by it’s citizens
Monarchy Aristocracy Oligarchy
Direct
Democracy
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Many conflicts
between the rulers
and the common
people
New rulers with the
interest of the
common people in
mind were known as
Tyrants
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Reformers began to
move towards
democracy
A man named Draco
takes control
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“all Athenians were
equal under law”
Made the death
penalty for most
crimes
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Solon takes control
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Put the people into 4
social classes
Top three could be in
the government
Cleisthenes takes
control
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Developed ten zones
depending on where
you live
Council of Five
Hundred
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Only sons of wealthy
families
Started at age 7
Each day they had to
exercise and
participate in athletics
When they got older
they had to join the
military
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Educated at home by
mothers and other
females
Their job included:
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Raise strong children
Managing the
household
Prepare meals
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Minoans teach the Mycenaean’s how to
trade
Dorian’s take over Greece
Mycenaean’s find Greece
Trojan War
Kidnapping of Helen
Homer wrote the book, Iliad
Cleisthenes takes control of Athens
Draco takes control of Athens
Solon takes control of Athens
New rulers taking over known as Tyrants
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First one:
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Held for one day
Had one event, a race
called a stade
Events were held
every four years
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Years after the first
Olympics a few more
events were added
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Long distance race
Wrestling
Long Jump
Javelin
Discus throw
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All would have been
considered amateurs
today
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Received no money
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Trained for months
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Winners were
considered heroes
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Home of the first
Olympics
It was built around an
alter where Zeus
threw a bolt of
lightning
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Do you think it was a good decision to add
more sporting events to the Olympics?
How are today’s Olympics similar and
different from Olympics in ancient Greece?
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Polis – a city-state
Tyrant – person who gained control of a citystate by supporting the poor
Helot – peasants forced to stay on the land
they worked
Phalanx – military formation where soldiers
stood side by side holding a spear and shield
Hoplite – foot soldiers of the army
Persian Wars – fight between Greece and
Persia
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Place known as the
Peloponnesus
Sparta was controlled
by the military
Took over the
Messenians (Helots)
Used them as slaves
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First Group:
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Second:
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Citizens who came
from original
inhabitants
Non-citizens who
were free, worked in
industry
Third:
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Helots, a little better
than slaves
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Valued duty, strength, and discipline
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Men were expected to serve in the army until
60 yrs old
Young men wore tunics and no shoes
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Not freedom, individuality, beauty, and learning
Slept on hard benches with no blankets
Only ate a bowl of porridge a day
Women were trained and had the most
freedom out of all city-states
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Persian Empire
conquered the area of
Anatolia
Athenian army
revolted
25,000 Persians vs.
10, 000 Athenians
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Create a Venn Diagram using Monarchy,
Aristocracy, and Oligarchy
Must have three facts in each category