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Grab a Notes Sheet & Highlighter LT: LT: At the end of class today, I should be able to identify the characteristics of civilization in Greece. Daily 10: If the Neolithic Revolution is a cause, which of these is an effect? A. The end of the Ice Age. B. Agriculture was replaced by industry and no longer used. C. Villages grew as people settled and nomadic ways ended. D. Hunting and gathering increased. Slide 2 ANCIEN T GREEC E Slide 3 Agenda 1.Review Quiz 2.Greece Notes 3.Religions Project Slide 4 Describe the geography in Greece Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Geography WATER! Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Black Sea Water helps with? MOUNTAINS of land = Mountainous and rugged What kind of govt will they develop? City-states: small, independent communities In Greece: Polis Slide 8 What impact did the geography have on Greece? Positives: Negatives: Slide 9 Polis/Acropolis Polis city-state that has their own govts Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside The downfall of Greece was a result of feuding city-states Acropolis Hilltop where they met to discuss issues Slide 10 Tyranny to Democracy Tyranny in City States Democracy v. Oligarchy Between 750 and 550 BC Greece expands its empire; trade and industry lead to many wealthy people who wanted power and became tyrants Tyrants fell out of favor. Aristocrats were no longer in power and common people were able to have more of a say in politics. Some city states even used direct democracy Slide 11 Democracy What is it? Rule by the people Found in Athens Only citizens could participate Citizen: free adult male property owners born in Athens Direct Democracy voting directly on the issue Women, slaves, and foreigners were excluded from citizenship Slide 12 Architecture Parthenon temple to honor Athena Temples = places to worship gods Columns Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Draw a picture of a Greek Achievement Slide 16 Religion: videovideo Polytheists Zeus, Athena, Apollo, etc Mythology traditional stories about their gods Attributed human qualities to their gods Love, hate, jealousy Gods lived forever Slide 17 Philosophers Lovers of Wisdom Greek thinkers that questioned beliefs and ideas about justice and other values Three important thinkers: Socrates Plato Aristotle Slide 18 Alexander the Great He was a conqueror Conquered the lands from Greece to the Indus Valley Egypt (crowned him pharaoh) -His soldiers fought for 11 years Slide 19 Hellenistic Culture Alexander actively sought to mix the conquered cultures with that of the Greeks Cultural diffusion Adopted Persian dress and customs Married a Persian woman Included Persians in his army Slide 20 Mathematics Geometry Value of pi (for measuring circumference of a circle) Physics Invented the screw, a pulley, a steam engine