Greece

GREECE by DB, RW, KH //Trojan War-// The Mycenean Kings Vs. Troy. Lasted 10 years. Greece wins! //Dorians-// New group of people who moved into old Mycenean civilization. //Homer-// Blind, Best story teller, Author of __The Odyssey__. //Epics////-// Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds//.// //Myths-// Traditional Stories. //Polis-// City-state. //Acropolis-// Fortified hilltop. //Monarchy-// Government where king or monarch rules. //Aristocracy-// Government run by small groups of land-owning families. //Oligarchy-// Government ruled by a couple powerful people. //Phalanx-// War formation; Spear in one hand, shield in other. //Tyrant-// Powerful person. //Helot-// Peasants forced to stay in the land where they worked. //Democracy-// Government by the people. //Persian Wars-// Greece Vs. Persian Empires. Greece wins again! //Classical Art-// Values of order, balance, and proportion. //Peloponnesian War-// Sparta Vs. Athens. Sparta wins! //Philosophers-// "Lovers of wisdom." //Socrates-// Philosopher, encouraged Greeks to question themselves, strong critic. //Plato-// Philosopher, Socrates student, focused on government. //Aristotle-// Philosopher, questioned human beliefs, thoughts, and knowledge. Invents logic. //Hellentistic-// Greek and Egyptian culture blended together. KH
 * Vocabulary:**

//Criteria: These are concepts that appeared most often in our notebooks. Without a basic knowledge of these top ten pieces of knowledge, the rest of ancient Greece may not make sense.// //A////lso, with basic knowledge of these top ten, you can figure out most questions that deal with ancient Greece.// 1. Development of democracy 2. Greeks used gods and mythology to explain things that they couldn't through technology 3. Athens focused on education and developing in philosophy 4. Spartans started boys in military training at age 7 5. A deadly plague broke out in Athens in 430 b.c.e. 6. The geography of Greece prevented it from becoming an empire. 7. Sparta and Athens were military based and considered having a story army very important. 8. Greece experienced a prosperous Golden Age 9. Greece held the first Olympics 10. Olympians who didn't win were killed DB and KH
 * ANCIENT GREECE TOP 10**

//Military Strength//- In Greece at this time, cities focused on having strong armies and strong leaders. Sparta had the most intense military based life, boys starting training at the age of 7. The Olympics begun in Greece during this time period as a way to showcase citizens' strength and ability. If you won an Olympic game, you were showered with gifts and became a hero in your town.
 * IMPORTANT CONCEPTS**



//Mythology//- Ancient Greece had gods and goddesses to praise in order to get what they wanted. The stories of these gods and goddesses descried why somethings are the way they are. The Olympics are in honor of the Greek god Zeus, the father of gods and mortals. Statues of gods and goddesses could be found throughout Greece. Books such as __The Odyssey__, by Homer, were written during this period and were based on Greek mythology.



//Democracy// - Athens was the first city-state to use a democratic government in about 510 B.C.E. Before becoming a democracy, Greece tried different types of government like oligarchies and monarchies. Ancient Greece's democracy has its differences from the current United States system of democracy. One difference is that only free land owning male citizens were allowed to vote. Also, instead of having the legislative, executive, and judicial branches Athens used the assembly, the council, and the courts.

//Art// - The Golden age of Ancient Greece brought many new art forms to the world, many in the form of architecture. Ancient Greece used pillars in many of their buildings. Today, pillars can be seen all over the world thanks to ancient Greece. The three types of pillars most commonly used in Greece were the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Sculptures were also very common in ancient Greece. Artists usually depicted athletes and Greek gods. KH


 * MINI DBQ**



This quote is to remind us that learning was very important to the Greeks and that Socrates was a big influence on them.
 * "The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates**

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