Transcript Classical Greece (ca. 500

Classical Greece
(ca. 500-323 BC)
I.
II.
Intro
Era of Warfare
A. Greek League
B. Empire of Athens
C. Civil War
III. Two Macedonians
• Leaders
• Greek Ideals
Spread/ Theater &
Art
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Key Terms
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Philip
Alexander
Persian Wars
(490-479 BC)
• Persian Empire threatened all Greek city-states.
• Previously, there had been very little
cooperation between different Greek citystates, but...
Greek League
(490-474 BC)
1. Unified 31 different
Greek city-states against
Persia.
2. Sparta was chosen to
lead & Athens provided
navy & much of the
wealth.
3. Cooperation led to defeat
of Persian Empire.
Thermopylae (480 BC)
Empire of Athens
(450 BC)
• Following Persia’s
defeat Athens tried to
dominate other citystates.
Peloponnesian War
(431-404 BC)
• Greek Civil War: Several Greek city-states
(including Sparta) united to fight Athens.
• Eventually the Athenians were defeated
One Macedonian King
• Conquered several Greek
city-states.
• Forced all to accept him as
their leader by 337 BC.
• He was murdered in 336
BC.
Philip II
(382-336 BC)
Macedonian Phalanx
The 18 foot long wooden pikes & smaller shields revolutionized
infantry warfare
A Second Macedonian
• Became king of Macedonia
after his father’s death.
• A military genius:
– Conquered Persia & Egypt
– Encouraged intermarriage
• Created the largest empire in the
ancient world, allowed Greek
Alexander The Great
ideas to spread eastward.
(356-323 BC)
Greek Theater, Art & Philosophy
• 500-323 BC Greek
culture = Golden
Age
Theater & Stadium At Delphi
Seats At The Theater
Luxury box; higher back & armrest
Charioteer
(480-450 BC)
Philosophy & Ideas
• Wrote Hippocratic
Corpus concerning
medical ethics &
theories.
• Today: Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates
(ca. 460-ca. 377 BC)
Greek Philosophers
• Mathematician &
Philosopher
• Believed the entire universe
could be explained using
math/numbers
Pythagoras
(6th century BC)
Greek Philosophers
Socrates
(469-399 BC)
• An influential teacher in
Athens (Socratic Method)
• Did not believe in
Olympian Gods &
questioned
EVERYTHING
• Found guilty of corrupting
youth & committed
suicide by drinking
poison
Classical Greece
(ca. 500-323 BC)
I.
II.
Intro
Era of Warfare
A. Greek League
B. Empire of Athens
C. Civil War
III. Two Macedonians
• Leaders
• Greek Ideals
Spread/ Theater &
Art
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Key Terms
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
Philip
Alexander
Hippocrates
Pythagoras
Socrates