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