ANCIENT GREECE

LOCATION

• Greece is located at the southeast end of Europe
• Its the southernmost coutry of the Balkan Peninsula

CITY-STATE

• A city state is a political unit made up of a city and all the surrounding land
• The 2 most powerful city-state were Athens and Sparta

GOLDEN AGE

• A period marked by great achievments in Greek history
• Pericles was one of the great rulers of Greece

ATHENS

• Athens was well known for its many philosophers
• Athens was one of the first places to have a democracy

ATHENIANS

• The athenians had a great interest in the olyimpics
• The olyimpics took place every four years
• They also wrote plays and made art

SPARTA

• Sparta was one of Athens' greatest rivals
• They were well known for their military

SPARTANS

• Spartans did not recieve much education unlike Athenians
• Usually at age 7 boys were sent to train to be in the military

HELLENISTIC

• During this period many wars were held
• During the wars greek culture was wildly spread

DAILY GREEK LIFE

• Men took a great part in the cities' government
• Women often satyed home and did the house work
• Children usually played games

GREEK GOVERNMENT

• Greece's city-states had different governments
• Athens had the first democracy
• Democracy quickly spread throughout all of greece

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

• He was one of the greates generals in hostory
• He conquered half of Europe but had to return because his troops were tired
• He died around age 30

PARTHENON

• The parthenon was a temple built to the goddess Athena
• Many people gathered there during important occasions
• Was built during the golden age

SOCIAL STUCTURE

• At the top wer Gods
• The council
• The assembly
• The jury
• Men and children
• Slaves and immigrants

3 MAJOR GODS : HADES

• Hades was the lord of the underworld
• Not considered death itself because that was a different god Thanatos

3 GODS POSEIDON

• Poseidon was the lord of the seas
• Anything in the sea was at his command

3 MAJOR GODS : ZEUS

• Zeus was the lord of the skies
• He is like the ruler of all the other olyipian gods and goddesses