Transcript Origins of Classical Greece

Origins of Classical Greece
Mycenaean Civilization
 Indo-Europeans
 Arrive
in 2000 BCE (traders)
 Hellenic Culture (Egypt, Meso,
Greek diffusion)
 First to Speak Greek
 Infrastructure
 Interaction with Minoans
Trojan War
 1250
BC
 Economic rivalry between
Mycenaean’s and Troy
Dardanelles (Hellespont)
Trojan War?
 Romantic Myth
Mycenaean Graves
Mycenae
Age of Homer
 Decline
of Mycenaean civilization
 Greece enters the Dark Ages…
 Homer
Iliad
Odyssey
Homer’s Illiad – The Surrender
Dark Ages of Greece
Dorian Invasions
 Geographic Influence
 Cultural Diffusion…coming out
of the Dark Ages in Greece…
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Greek Renaissance
 Started
in 750 BC
 Cultural Exchange
 Homer – Iliad and
Odyssey
 Greek
Alphabet
Colonies and Mainland Greece
 Colonization
of Greece
 Development of the Greek Polis
(Acropolis)
 Ancient Athenian Polis and political
development…
Athens
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– Rise of Democracy
Monarchy to Aristocracy to Tyranny
to Democracy
Draco’s Laws
Solon’s Reforms
Peististratos = Tyrant
Cleisthenes = Democracy
Athens Continued…
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Athenian Citizenship
Athenian Society
Athenian Education
Olympics
Women in Athens
Athenian Acropolis
Parthenon
Pnyx – Seat of Democracy
Mainland Greece Continued…
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Sparta
 Government
 Military State
 Culture
 Society
 Role of Women
The Persian Wars
 Ionian
city-states rebel and win
against Persians – Persian reclaims
colonies quickly!
 Darius I (Persians) versus
Themistocles (Athenian)
 Persians attack at Marathon (490 BC)
 Athenians WIN at Marathon!
Marathon
The Persian Wars
 Xerxes
(Darius’ son) attacks Greece for
vengeance over first war
 Athens, Sparta form the Greek League
to fight against the Persians
 Greek VICTORY!
 Sparta
at Thermopylae – 300 versus
Spartans on PBS – Watch and learn!
 Athens at Salamis
 Athens gets more credit which sets the
stage for Greek v Greek!
Marathon Monument at Delphi
Results of the Persian Wars
Increased Greek sense of
superiority
2. Athens emerges as the dominant
city-state after Marathon (will
upset the Spartans)
3. Athenians formed and dominated
the Delian League (coalition of
city-states)
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