Greece 1
This type of historical source is written by someone who witnessed or lived through an event, like Thucydides writing about the Peloponnesian War.
What is a primary source?
The people of Athens moved away from tyranny and toward democracy because they were unhappy with this type of rule.
What is tyrannical rule?
Which city state focused on military training and discipline in Sparta for men and women?
Sparta
City State with a powerful navy
Athens
In ancient Athens, this system allowed citizens to vote and participate in government decisions.
What is democracy?
Greek mythology influenced daily life in these three ways: through festivals, artwork, and explanations of natural events.
What are Greek religious beliefs?
What are some aspects of Sparta daily life
Women were trained and had rights. Boys at the age of 7 started military training. ext
Location of the Greek Gods
Mnt. Olympus
This famous temple in Athens was built to honor the city's patron goddess.
What is the Parthenon?
This war was a team up with Athens and Sparts against a foreign enemy The Persians .
What is the Persian War?
What would Sparta perspective be of Athens?
They would see then as weak and not important
Greece (Sparts, in particular) where power to rule is shared with a small group of people.
What is Oligarchy?
What isolated Sparta and made them conquer other to get the resources they needed including slaves
Mountains
These natural features separated Greek city-states and led to their independent development.
What are mountains and seas?
What are some key details about Democracy
Men voted, debated, and gave speeches on laws and rules they wanted.
What would Athens perspective be on Sparta?
Barbaric, cruel, and lacked freedom
A system of government that Greece had during the Mycenean period, in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
What is Monarchy?
The war between Athens and Sparta, lasting from 431 to 404 BCE, is known by this name.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
He was a famous leader who spread Greek culture across vast lands through his conquests.
Who is Alexander the Great?
What are things the Spartans did to make their military the strongest. Think about their social structure (what life was like for people)
In Sparta, boys were trained from a young age to become disciplined soldiers, creating a strong military.
Geographic feature that allowed Greeks to trade easier and increased their economies
Seas
A system of government where a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens controlled decision making, used by most city-states in the Archaic period.
What is Aristocracy?
This famous Greek philosopher is known for his method of asking probing questions and was sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens.
Who is Socrates?