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    The document provides an overview of ancient Greek culture and history. It discusses the geography of Greece and the rise of city-states like Sparta and Athens. Sparta was a powerful military city-state with a strict social hierarchy, while Athens established the world's first democracy around 508 BC, though it initially excluded many groups. The document also outlines influential figures like Pericles, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great and how they shaped Greek philosophy, education, and the expansion of Greek influence.

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    The Story of

    Ancient Greece
    Intro to Greece
    WATCH THE VIDEO FROM CRASH COURSE AND ANSWER THE
    FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
    HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZQ5KPPN8BLG&T=13S
    1. NAME THREE ASPECTS OF ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE WHICH
    CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE MODERN WORLD.
    2. DEFINE THE TERM "CITY-STATE" AS DESCRIBED IN THE VIDEO.
    3. IN WHAT WAY WAS ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY UNDEMOCRATIC BY
    MODERN STANDARDS?
    4. HOW DID WAR LEAD ANCIENT GREEKS TO BEGIN THINKING OF
    THEMSELVES AS A SOMEWHAT UNIFIED CULTURE?
    5. LIST THREE USES THE PARTHENON HAD OVER THE COURSE OF
    MILLENNIA SINCE ITS INITIAL CONSTRUCTION.
    6. WHAT WERE THE ATHENIANS AND SPARTANS FIGHTING OVER
    DURING THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR?
    7. WHAT IS THE "THEORY OF REALISM" IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS?
    8. WHICH CITY-STATE WON THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR?
    Geography of Greece
     Greece is a small country in
    Europe.
     Greece is near the
    Mediterranean Sea.
     The main part of Greece in
    on a peninsula.
     A peninsula is a body of land
    surrounded by water on three
    sides.
     The rest of Greece is made
    up of islands.
    Greek City-States

     Because Greece is made up of many islands, and has many


    tall mountains, the Greeks began to build city-states instead
    of one country.
     A city-state is a city with its own laws, rulers, and money.
     City-states were cities that acted like countries.
    Sparta

     Sparta was a Greek city-state.


     Sparta was very powerful and had its own
    army.
     Sparta conquered other city-states to gain
    wealth and power.
     There were three classes of people in
    Sparta.
     Citizens, non-citizens, and slaves.
    Sparta’s Classes

     Only men born in Sparta were citizens.


     Women were not allowed to become citizens,
    however, women were allowed to own land
    and businesses, which gave them more
    freedom than other Greek city-states.
     The second class in Sparta was people who
    came from other city-states or other countries.
    They could own businesses but not become
    citizens.
     The third class was slaves.
    Sparta warriors

     Learning to read and write in Sparta was not


    very important.
     Training to become a good soldiers was
    important.
     Young boys were taken from their parents and
    trained to be soldiers as well as good in sports
    such as running.
     Girls were also trained to be good in sports.
    Athens

     Athens was another important Greek city-


    state.
     The people of Athens wanted to rule
    themselves and not have a king or queen.
     Athens became the world’s first democracy
    around 508 B.C.
     A democracy is a government in which all
    citizens can vote and have equal say in
    what happens.
    Democracy in Athens

     Athens was a democracy because all citizens could vote, but


    only half the people in Athens were citizens.
     Women, people born outside of Athens, and slaves could
    not vote.
    Pericles
     Pericles was the leader of
    creating democracy in
    Athens.
     He had many buildings
    constructed.
     Pericles had the Parthenon
    and the Acropolis built.
    Parthenon and Acropolis
    Education in Athens

     Education was very important in Athens.


     Boys went to school to learn to read and write. They also
    learned many sports.
     Girls were not allowed to go to school or learn to play
    sports.
    The Greek Alphabet

     The Greeks borrowed their alphabet from


    the Phoenicians.
     MostEuropean languages, including
    English borrowed ideas from the Greek
    alphabet.
    Socrates
     Socrates was a
    philosopher of Ancient
    Greece.
     A philosopher is someone
    who tries to explain the
    nature of life.
     Socrates taught by by
    asking questions. This
    method of questioning is
    still called the Socratic
    method.
    Plato
     Plato was a student of
    Socrates.
     He started a school called
    The Academy.
     Plato’s writing took the
    form of a dialogue
    between teacher and
    student.
    Aristotle
     Aristotlewas another
    Greek philosopher and
    student of Plato.
     He wrote about
    science, art, law,
    poetry, and
    government.
    Alexander the Great
     Alexander the Great was
    the son of King Phillip II
    of Macedonia.
     Alexander conquered
    Persia, Egypt, the Middle
    East and Northern India.
     He died at age 33 from
    malaria.
    Alexander’s Empire

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