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Greece Wars and Culture
Persian War
400’s Persia wanted to expand into Europe
Began to collide with the Greeks in Anatolia
Main difference between GREECE AND PERSIA
GREECE- Democracy
PERSIA- MONARCY
Persian War
 490BC King Darius Sent 600 ships to invade Greece (Battle of
Marathon)
 480BC King Xerxes invaded Greece with 200,000 foot soldiers.
 479BC- Greeks defeated Persia
 449BC- Peace between Greece and Persia
 300’s BC- Persia so weakened by outside attacks Alexander is able
to over throw.
The Greek Golden Age 479-431 BC
A time of achievement
Pericles was the leader of Athens.
He felt that every citizen had the right to vote – not just the wealthy.
He arranged for jurors to be paid so they would not lose money being away from their jobs.
He offered support to those working in the arts and building trades.
Philosophers
 Socrates (470-399 B.C.E.)
 An Athenian philosopher, determined to understand human beings
 Encouraged reflection on ethics and morality
Integrity was more important than wealth and fame
 Was condemned to death on charge of corrupting Athenian youths
 Plato (430-347 B.C.E.)
 A zealous disciple of Socrates
 The theory of Forms or Ideas
 Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.)
 Plato's disciple, but distrusted theory of Forms or Ideas
 Devised rules of logic to construct arguments; father of western science
 Legacy of Greek philosophy
 Intellectual authorities for European philosophers until 17th century
 Intellectual inspiration for Christian and Islamic theologians.
 Provided a powerful intellectual framework for future generations
War between Athens and Sparta
431 War broke out between the city-states of Athens and
Sparta
War lasted until 404BC
Known as the Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian War
 Athens Strategy for 2years was to stay in city walls and have navy
bring in supplies.
 Worked well until disease broke out killing 1/3 if the populations
 The next 25 years Sparta and Athens fought each winning battles
leaving no clear winner
 Sparta made a deal with Persia to give Greek land in exchange for
money for a NAVY.
 405BC Sparta’s Navy destroyed Athens through blockades.
The out come of the War
 The Greek City-states were destroyed
 Sparta ruled Greece for 30 years under a very strict law making
allies mad
 Sparta spent most of the 30 years putting down rebellions
 371BC Thebes seized Sparta and controlled Greece for 10years
 After their collapse Macedonia rose with Phillip II and Alexander the
Great
Alexander the Great
 Son of Phillip II of Macedonia
 334 BC Led all Greek city-states as one united GREECE invaded Persia
 333 BC Fought through Asia Minor to gain land in Syria and the Middle
East
 331BC Conquered all of Egypt- Built the City of Alexandria on the
Mediterranean coast
 327BC Marched into Northern India ( Solders convinced Alexander to
return to Greece)
 323 BC Alexander Died in Babylon of a Fever
Hellenistic Culture
MedicineHippocrates- “Father of Medicine”
Believed that disease came from natural causes not
evil spirts
Created the Hippocratic Oath- Physicians take the
oath to put patient care first and keep confidentiality.
The Legacy of Alexander
 Greek language, art, ideas, architecture was spread thorough out
the areas of Middle East, Northern Africa, Southwest Asia
 Hellenistic Era “like the Greeks” began due to Alexanders Empire
 Empire was divided into 4 different
 Macedonia, Pergamum, Egypt, and Seleucid
 Known as the Hellenistic Kings
 By 100BC the city of Alexandria was the largest city on the Mediterranean
World.
Hellenistic Culture
History Herodotus “The Father of History”
 Wrote the History of Persian War
 Thucydides (thoo-Sih-duh-deez)
 Wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War
 The main difference in the historians is Herodotus believe that the gods played
a role in history. Thucydides believe no gods played a role in history.
Hellenistic Culture
Scientist
Thales- Studied Astronomy and Mathematics- Engineer.
Pythagoras- Studied Mathematic and Geometry
Best known for the Pythagorean Theorem- All relationship are
expressed in numbers
Greek Beliefs
Gods have great power however look like and act like
Humans
12 Most important Gods/Goddesses lived on MT. Olympus
Each City-state had a chosen god/goddess that was their
protector
Greek GODS/GODDESSES
Zeus- Chief God
Athena- Wisdom/Crafts
Apollo- Music/poetry
Aphrodite- Love
Ares- War
Poseidon- Sea and
earthquakes
Hades- Underworld/ Death
Hera- Marriage/ Home
Hermes- Messenger
Artemis- Hunt/ Wild
Animals
Greek Oracles
 Believed each person had a fate or Destiny
 Believed in Prophecy of the future
 Oracles has a sacred shrine where Priest would speak to the gods for answers and
guidance.