Transcript Classical Greece

Classical Greece
By Mr. Ruane
Classical Greece
I Persia attacks Greece
1st War
1. As Greek empire spread they came into contact
with the Persian Empire
2. The Greeks helped an unsuccessful revolt in the
Ionian States.
3. When the Persians invaded they came with in 26
miles of Athens before they were defeated.
2nd War
1. A new Persian leader (Xerxes) vowed revenge.
2. The Persian’s then invaded again. (150,000 troops,
700 naval ships plus supply ships) The Greeks
defeated them again.
3. The message of their victory was carried by a
messenger. This historic 26 mile run from Marathon
to Athens became know as the Marathon.
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II Age of Pericles
1. The period after the Greek victories became known as the
Age of Pericles. It was this time period when Athens
developed a Direct Democracy through mass meetings.
(every 10 days in the assembly)
A. every male citizen 18 years or older could vote
B. assembly passed all laws
C. had paid officeholders (this allowed the poor to
become involved in politics)
D. had ten elected generals that enforced the laws
E. Ostracism- write on a broken pottery fragment a
harmful persons name. If 6,000 members voted yes
the person was banned from the city for 10 years.
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III Peloponnesian War 431-404 bc
1. War between Sparta and Athens
2. Neither could tolerate each others political systems.
3. Athens could not defeat Sparta in battle so stayed behind
city walls and used navy and allies to get supplies.
4. Sparta surrounded the city and hoped that Athens would
come out and fight.
5. In second year a plaque broke out. (Killed 1/3 of population)
6. The war lasted another 27 years.
7. 405bc Athens fleet was destroyed.
8. The next year Athens surrendered, its walls were turn down,
and navy was disbanded.
9. Result of the war was that for the next 70 years Sparta,
Athens, and Thebes struggled to dominate Greek affairs.
Athens Warship (trireme)
Overall length: 37 meters
Overall beam: 5.5 meters
170 oarsmen in 3 files on each side: top file 31, middle and bottom 27 each
One man per oar
Oar length: 4.2m and 4.0m Short oars at ends of the ship
Speed: able to cover 184 sea miles at about 7.5 knots without stopping
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IV Daily life in Classical Athens
1. Population 150,000
2. 43,000 citizen males
3. 35,000 foreigners
4. 100,000 slaves
5. Slaves usually worked as domestic
servants, or farm hands, but sometimes
worked in industry for their owners.
Almost every citizen had at least one
slave except for the poor.
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V Athenian Economy
1. Was based on farming and trade.
2. Imported 50%-80% of the grain they
needed to feed it people.
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VI Women in Athens
1. Women except for religious ceremonies
or festivals were excluded from public life.
2. They could not own property.
3. Always had to have a male guardian.
(especially if in public)
4. Had two jobs: bare children & care for
household.
5. Were married at age of 14 or 15.
6. Were not provided a formal education.
Women also wore clothing which was
made from big square piece of linen or
wool. They used pins in various places
to hold it together. Unlike the mens, the
dresses always went down to the
ankles.
The main item of clothing for men was a
tunic, called a chiton, These were big
squares of cloth, held in place by pins at the
shoulders and a belt round the waist. They
were made from wool in the winter or linen in
the summer.
Some Greeks were very ugly.
While some Greeks were VERY handsome.
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