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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece. The Greek Dark Ages (aka Iron Age). The Dorian Invasion. (DORIANS}. Decline in Greek Culture. Geography of greece. Greek City State or Citizen State “the people” or “the community”. The Polis. Each polis had an agora (market place) and acropolis (fortified citadel) .

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Ancient Greece

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  1. Ancient Greece

  2. The Greek Dark Ages (aka Iron Age)

  3. The Dorian Invasion (DORIANS}

  4. Decline in Greek Culture

  5. Geography of greece

  6. Greek City State or Citizen State • “the people” or “the community” The Polis

  7. Each polis had an agora (market place) and acropolis (fortified citadel) The Polis continued…

  8. The Polis is fundamental to Greeks! • Big Idea: People knew leaders and elected them • Consequence: • No Divine Leaders • No Standing Army • No Imperial Bureaucracy The Polis continued…

  9. Citizen = Adult males • Non-citizen = Women, children, slaves and resident aliens (aka outsiders) The Polis continued…

  10. Different types of Polis Rule: • Monarchy- rule by 1 • Timocracy- rule by rich • Oligarchy- rule by a few • Democracy- rule by people • Tyranny- rule by a tyrant The Polis continued…

  11. Homer and Hesiod

  12. Greek religion

  13. Basic characteristics • Polytheistic • Hierarchal • Moral guideline • Anything in excess improper • Explained world • Myths

  14. 14 Olympian gods and goddesses • Aphrodite- Love & Beauty • Apollo- Sun & Music • Ares- War • Artemis- Hunt • Athena- Wisdom & Arts • Demeter- Harvest • Dionysus- Wine • Hades- Underworld • Hephaestus- Metallurgy • Hera- Family • Hermes- Trade • Hestia- Hearth • Poseidon- Sea • Zeus- Sky

  15. Characteristics of Gods • Immortal, but not all powerful • Act like humans, have human vices too • Meddle and mingle w/ humans

  16. The Underworld • “Place of Hades” • Early thought = Gloomy Place • Later thought = Place of Judgment • Rewarded or cursed • Fields of Asphodel • Tartarus • Punishment fit crime

  17. Worship of the Gods • Build temples • National shrines • Oracle of Delphi • Sacrifice • Festivals • Olympics

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