Ch1.1-Ancient Greece Civilization for Gr. 7

This ppt describe Ancient Greece Civilization

1. The Rise of Democracy

2. In ancient times life in Greece was different. There was no King who held power over all of the country. Instead, people lived in independent cities. Each of these cities had its own government, culture, and way of life.

3. The most famous city-states were Athens and Sparta. They each had their own laws, rulers, governments and its own money. 3 Athens Sparta

4. At the center of each city-state was an acropolis . 4 The acropolis in is Greek “top city .” In this place men gathered to discuss politics and worship their gods and goddesses. Around the acropolis was the rest of the city, including houses and markets. High walls usually surrounded the city for protection.

5. Around the acropolis was the rest of the city, including houses and markets. High walls usually surrounded the city for protection . Living in city-states gave people a new sense of identity. People thought of themselves as residents of a particular city-state, not as Greeks.

6. The Colonies some city-states established new outposts, or colonies, around the Black and Mediterranean seas

7. The Golden Age of Greece The golden age of Greece saw advances in government , art, and philosophy . many of the Greeks contributions were developed during short time, between 500 and 300 BC.

8. The Growth of Greek Power Around 500 BC , an invading army caused the Greeks city-states to band together against a common enemy. This army came from Persia, a powerful empire in central Asia. The Persian army was huge, well-trained, and experienced. But the Greeks city-states had no single army. Each city-state had an army , but none was as large as Persia’s. So, the Persians expected a quick victory.

9. the Greeks armies worked together against the Persians led by Athens. They defeated the Persians and kept Greece from being conquered. When the Persians invaded again 10 years later, the Athenians once again helped defeat them. This victory helped the people of Greece to believe ion themselves and make amazing advances in art, writing, and thinking.

10. Pericles Pericles was the leader of creating democracy in Athens. He had many buildings constructed. Pericles had the Parthenon and the Acropolis built.

11. Parthenon and Acropolis The place where men went to discuss politics and worship their gods and goddesses “acropolis” which is in Greek “top city ”. The Parthenon is the most famous building from ancient Greece . All over Greece, builders created beautiful marble temples. These temples were symbols of the glory of the cities.

12. Features of Greek Democracy Citizenship: Only male land owners in Athens were considered citizens Voting: Only free males could vote in Athens Courts: Only male citizens could speak or participate in court. The court had 100 jurors.

13. Run by a Democracy Male landowners were citizens The navy was their strongest weapon Male citizens were farmers, traders, merchants, and politicians Boys were educated at school Girls did not participate in public life Characteristics of Athens

14. They were strong on military power Men and women were considered citizens Women participated in athletic contests Run by an oligarchy Sparta conquered other city-states to gain wealth and power. Learning to read and write in Sparta was not very important. Training to become a good soldiers was important . Characteristics of Sparta

15. 16 The Decline of the City-States Greece was torn apart by a war between Athens and its rival city-state, Sparta . The war between these two powerful city-states devastated Greece. For years the war went on. In the end, Sparta won, but Greece was in shambles.

16. Where is Athens located in Greece? What type of government was Athens? Mention a famous ruler of Athens …………. Athens was the birthplace of ……………… Age. The Golden age was …………………………………

17. Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was the son of King Phillip II of Macedonia. He unified all of Greece under his rule . He built a strong and well-trained army . He built a huge empire that stretched from Greece in the west to India in the east . He died at age 33 from malaria.

18. Alexander’s Empire

19. The Spread of Greek Culture Alexander wanted the Greek culture to spread all over his Empire. He built and named many of the cities “ Alexandria ” after his name. Greek culture blended with other culture, forming the Hellenistic Cultures or (Blended Cultures). Hellenistic means Greek like .