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Greek Style of Civilization

Greek Style of Civilization. Warm up. 1. Why did the Neolithic farmers produced high civilization in Greece? What happened to them? 2. Minoan civilization influence on inhabitants of the Greek mainland 3. Mycenae - Civilization based on piracy – issues of survival according to McNeil?

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Greek Style of Civilization

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  1. Greek Style of Civilization

  2. Warm up • 1. Why did the Neolithic farmers produced high civilization in Greece? What happened to them? • 2. Minoan civilization influence on inhabitants of the Greek mainland • 3. Mycenae - Civilization based on piracy – issues of survival according to McNeil? • 4. Dark Ages in Greece and the return of civilized ways?

  3. Ancient greece

  4. Early Greece: the Peopling

  5. The Dark AGes Mycenae Dorian invaders and Iron and the return of civilized ways

  6. Aristocratic government

  7. Social Consequences of Settling • Rich/poor/armed fighters? • Debtor trap…. • Tribal society

  8. Noble councils Members of Aristocratic Council appointed To handle public Affairs for a set time • Evolution of Clan power at expense of Kings • At first they moved around so… • Eventually, settle down so… Kingship itself Sometimes appoin- Tive Authority in hands of Temporary appointees Backed up by economic power

  9. Impact of new military tactics Aristocratic dominance in Government and power plus Horses =??? Greek bible? Lessons taught Homeric gods and Greek philosophy?

  10. Ionian Examplehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEs8NMjhNh0

  11. The Polis Why Ionia? Model of the war Band, but…

  12. Internal review • Where did the Dorian/Indo-European invaders come form? Why do we guess did the leave? • Why aristocratic governments? • What was law to the ancient Greeks? • Homer was to the Greeks, what the bible was to the Hebrews. Explain. • Philosophy was to the Greeks what ethical monotheism was to the people of the Middle East. Explain…

  13. The role of law… • Comparison to the Hebrews • Good laws • 600 BC • Caught up with Ionia • 560 – Ionian cities fall to Croesus, King of Persia.

  14. The hoplite phalanx The social and political Consequences of the polis Reversal of the Calvary revol- ution…. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation

  15. Spirit of the Polis • The polis as an extension of each individual citizen • The demands it made • Self-confidence • Manners/mores of the Polis • Too rich? • Personal display • Rich as patrons of the city / not self-indulgent • Personal participation • Idoiote • The phalanx etc. • MALE citizens – except Sparta • Women, foreigners and slaves.

  16. Athens v Sparta • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQUYwDi08v4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLhL-6dk4Q&feature=related • @ 3:56 • Handouts – Your assignment –Make the case that it was Sparta rather than Athens was the ideal Greek city state.

  17. Internal Review • Where did the Indo-Euoprean/ Dorians invaders come from? What guesses as to why? • To the Greeks where did law come from? • Homer was to the Greeks what the Bible was to the Hebrews. Explain. • Philosophy was to the Greeks what ethical monotheism was to the people of the middle east. Explain.

  18. Colonies, Trade and Tyrants

  19. Tyrants, Colonies and Trade • The problem of rapid population growth • Responses: • Pisistratus in Athens – the NEW politics of mass direct democracy • Tyrants and redistribution of land • Colonization • Trade • Different from Middle East • Farmers had beneficial stake in market exchanges • Small land owning class except Sparta • The Ideal?

  20. The Greeks Contained

  21. The Decline of Colonization • Trade in oil and wine – export – • Movement overseas to new colonies – down why? • Suitable costal land? • Carthaginians, Etruscans = northern Italy 535 • Asia Minor – conquest by Lydia and then by Persia • Loss of Dardanelles – no access to Black Sea • Need for labor to help in export trade • In active seacoast towns = merchants, artisans, and sailors = numerous and politically important • Alter class divisions between rich and poor - used to be ownership of land

  22. Development toward democracy • New social classes had impact in Athens • toward democracy • Athenian Fleet • Shortly after 500 BCE, naval phalanx? • Empire 480 BCE – Defeat Persia • Rowers = political power • Shift of power to poorer citizens • Collective sense of worth, power dignity

  23. Special Case of Athenian Democracy • Athens is different • = shift of power to property less • Other cities = no , except when forced to do by Athens • Others = only well to do who could buy weapons and amour • Athenian Democracy deeply impressive • Could attend assembly and vote • Served on governing committee of 50 • Chosen by lot for 1 month terms • Lasted until 431 BCE ( war with Sparta) • Limits of Athenian democracy • Slavery • Horror of the silver mines @ Laurium.

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