Unit 3 discusses classical civilizations such as Greece, Rome, Maurya India, and Han China. Key events included the rise of city-states in Greece like Athens and Sparta, Alexander the Great's conquests, and the spread of Hellenistic culture. The unit provides a timeline of classical civilizations and examines their governments, societies, and contributions to modern society like classical architecture, philosophy, and democracy.

1. Unit 3 - Classical Civilizations
Classical Civilizations
Define
Timeline
Map
Maurya Han
(India) (China)
The Fall of
Empires
Greece
Rome

2. Greek
Roman
Han
Roman
Maurya

3. Timeline - Classical Civilizations
“Classical” Civilization – Very highly organized civilization that contributed many things to our
lives today.
1
1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 200 400
Greek
Roman
Maurya - India
Han - China

4. City-States: (Polis) • Greece is made up of mountainous islands – because of
difficulty traveling and communicating; no centralized
government formed
• as a result city-states developed, which
consisted of a city and the immediate
surrounding land
Hard Coastline
Poor Soil
Trading
Natural Resources
Grapes
Olives
Adaptations?

6. Athens vs. Sparta:
2 main city-states, fought against each other in the
Peloponnesian Wars

8. Type of Government Type of Society Other Information
direct Democracy- educated, intellectual, - citizens are men
citizens (free men) good relations with - cultural center
Athens directly vote on all other city-states
issues
monarchy – 2 kings War-like, community - little travel or trade
that make decisions of warriors, poor - life is hard and
Sparta together relations with other cruel
city-states - lack of change led
to its downfall

9. Alexander the Great:
took over the “then known world” – Egypt,
Persian and India

10. Hellenistic Culture:
A blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian culture (a great
example of cultural diffusion)
Created by Alexander the Great

12. Art
Hellenistic Culture:
Weaponry Technology

13. Contributions to our Created “classical” architecture
Society: - Columns for support
Straight lines and basic shapes
Architecture: (triangles, squares and rectangles)
Philosophy: Science of thinking about difficult and important issues
Socrates – Plato – Aristotle: The greatest philosophers of
Greece
Democracy: Type of government
- Citizens help decide important issues
- Created in Athens
Citizen: Only free males (no women, slaves or foreigners)