1.13.Early Greece and the Classical Agex
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Kick Off
September 12, 2013
Analyze the map on page 126, and
read the paragraph.
Then, answer questions 1 and 2 in
your notebook. You do not have to
write the question – but you must
answer in complete sentences!
Early Greece and the Classical Age
Objectives: Day 13, 9/12/13
Understand how the location of the Minoan
and Mycenaean peoples shaped their
civilizations
Analyze how war and democracy shaped
societies in ancient Greece
Linear A script of the Minoans (1700 – 1550 BC)
100 symbols, each representing a syllable
Minoans and Mycenaeans
Minoans developed on Crete ~3,000 B.C.E
Life based on sea
Sailing, trading, fishing
Writing system - Linear A
Still can’t read it
Civilization declined rapidly
Natural disaster
Mycenaeans were considered first Greeks
Spoke a form of Greek language
Traded w/ Minoans and copied their
writing
Dominated by intense warfare and
powerful kings
Trojan War
Dark age followed their downfall
Greek City-States
Polis: city-state, basic political
unit in Greece
Center of daily life and culture
Built around high area called
acropolis
Agora was public market place
where people did business
The Might of Sparta
One of the mightiest city-states in
Greece
Emphasis on war and order
Babies examined for strength at birth
Boys trained for combat
At age 20 became hoplites (foot
soldiers)
Women played important role
Trained in physical fitness
Right to own property
Gods and Heroes
Believed in hundreds of gods and
goddesses
12 Gods of Olympus particularly
important
Not perfect, human-like
Told myths about heroes
Hubris (great pride) brought many
to their deaths
Athenian Democracy
First in the world
With its invention came Classical
Age
Not always democratic city
Peisistratus: tyrant (strongman who
seized power by force)
Cleisthenes: reformer, set stage for
democracy
Divided Athens into 10 tribes for
elections
Created Council of 500 (made laws)
Nature of Athenian Democracy
Only free male Athenians over
the age of 20 who completed
military training could vote
Expected to participate fully
Direct Democracy: all people vote
directly on an issue
Assembly, Council of 500, Courts
Archon: head of Assembly and
Council of 500
Persian Wars
Ionians fell under Persian rule in
500s B.C.E.
Rebelled in 499 B.C.E.
Revolt failed, Darius wanted to
punish Athens for helping
First Persian Invasion, 490 B.C.E.
Greeks defeated Persians at
Marathon
Second Persian Invasion
Persians slowed at Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis – Greeks win
Greeks win Persian Wars
The Golden Age of Athens
Athens rebuilt after burning from
Persian Wars
Age of Pericles
Skillful politician, gifted public
speaker
Champion of democracy
Built Parthenon
The Peloponnesian War
Delian League: Alliance of city
states controlled by Athens
Peloponnesian League: group of
city-states headed by Sparta
Athens and Sparta declared war in
431 B.C.E.
Sparta defeated Athens in 404
B.C.E.
Sparta badly strained, could not
maintain control of Greece
The Odyssey
Page 133
Answer Skills Focus questions 1 and 2 in your
notebook.
Ticket out the Door
Although Athens was considered a democracy in
ancient times, it had features that a citizen of the US
today would consider undemocratic. Explain two
features of the Athenian government that would be
considered undemocratic and two features that would
be considered democratic today.