Ancient Greece was dominated by two city-states, Athens and Sparta. Athens established a direct democracy and prioritized cultural and intellectual pursuits, while Sparta was a militaristic monarchy. Key events included the Trojan War described in Homer's epics, the Persian Wars including battles at Marathon and Thermopylae, and the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta which marked the end of Greece's Golden Age. During this period philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle developed new ways of thinking that still influence us today.

1. Ancient Greece

2. Crete ?

3. Mycenaea

4. The Trojan War OR Troy

5. Homer Homer

6. Athens vs Sparta Sparta Southern Greece Monarchy (2 kings) Militaristic age 7 brutal/harsh women had to stay fit taught to steal Athens Northern Greece Democracy Direct democracy Cultural Education Trade Worldly

7. Athens and Sparta

8. Polis Two Parts Acropolis The rich temples ?

9. Persian Wars The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) A soldier, Phaedippas, runs from Marathon to Athens to tell of the victory, then dies from exhaustion. (How far is it from Marathon to Athens?) 26.2 miles Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) Marathon

10. Golden Age of Pericles What’s a Golden Age? Peace X Prosperity Creativity

11. The Philosophers S ocrates P lato A ristotle SPA

12. Socrates “ An unexamined life is not worth living” Before After Reason/Logic Questioning Spirit

14. Aristotle The Lyceum

15. Peloponnesian War Results: 1) Sparta won 2) Eventually Greece’s greatness ended 3) and then……………… Alexander the Great and The Helenistic Age

17. Pythagoras Euclid Archimedes Hippocrates