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Ancient Greece
By: Zack F. and Chris A.
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Governmental systems/bureaucracies(Government)
Religion
Social Structure
The Arts
Written Language
Technology
Stable Food Supply
Did Not Start From Scratch
Religion
Strong Leader/Army
Trade
Decline/fall
Government
• When Ancient Greece began, there were 4 different
governments: Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, democracy.
• Although Greece was small, it was broken up into small
city–states with individual governments.
• Alexander the Great was part of a powerful monarchy.
Religion
• The Greeks followed a Polytheistic religion.
• Athens was said to be ruled by Athena, the
goddess of wisdom.
Social Structure
• Nobles were very wealthy and powerful men that
were favored by the king.
• In a Tyranny, the king was the only person that
had any power. He ruled by force.
The Arts
• In Athens theater and drama were part of everyday life.
They often put on shows in open aired theaters.
• Greece was very skilled in painting and making pottery.
Written Language
• Athenian citizens wrote on tablets and
developed a written language
• Boys in Sparta learned to read and write at the
age of seven.
Technology
• Athenians used a water clock to time speakers
at city council meeting.
• In Athens, people used coins as a
standardized currency.
Stable Food Supply
• The agora was a big market place that sold food
and other goods.
• When Sparta began to run low on food
supplies, they conquered their neighbors.
Did Not Start From Scratch
• Spartans conquered their neighbors to gain man
labor and slaves.
• King Pericles rebuilt Athens and rounded up the
citizens and returned Athens to its original glory
after the Persians burned it down.
Strong Leader/Armies
• Alexander the Great conquered Ancient Greece,
turning it into an empire.
• Oligarchies were strong wealthy leader that used
their power and army to gain wealth.
Developed Systems/Bureaucracies
• Athenians had a council of 500 men to discuss
issues.
• Spartans governed wit.h a iron fist to maintain
their strong army
Trade
• Athenians used a busy port near the sea to get
goods and to trade.
• Alexander the Great helped spread Greek
ideas all over the world.
Religion
• Alexander the Great allowed conquered lands
to keep their customs and religions.
• Greeks followed polytheism. This means that
they worshipped many gods, including Zeus,
Poseidon, and Athena.
Decline/Fall
• After Alexander the Great died at the age of
33, his powerful empire crumbled into three
separate kingdoms, Egypt, Syria in the Middle
East, and Macedonia and Greece.