Ancient Greece was made up of major city-states like Athens and Sparta. Athens was a democracy governed by citizens and known for its navy and intellect. Sparta was militaristic and only considered men citizens. Ancient Greek philosophy included Stoicism, Epicureanism and Skepticism. Famous personalities were Pericles, who helped create Athenian democracy, Socrates the philosopher, and Alexander the Great. Major gods worshipped were Zeus, king of the gods, Hades ruler of the underworld, and Poseidon god of the sea. Significant wars involved conflicts with Persia and Troy.

1. Ancient Greece
Social Science Presentation by Joshua Gabriel
10A

2. Ancient
Greece
Major City
States
Famous
Personalities
Philosophie
s
Major
gods
Wars

3. Major City States
A . Athens: “The first true democracy”
-Athens was governed by it’s citizens,
who had the rights to vote, and had an
equal say in the City state.
-Had a strong naval force
-Intellect was one of the most important
traits of an Athenian.

4. Major City States
B. Sparta
-A city state of warlike people.
(Spartans)
-Had a very strong army and used this
to conquer many surrounding areas.
-Only men were counted a citizens.
Women and slaves weren’t.

5. Philosophies
A. Stoicism: Apathy and neutrality
B. Epicureanism: Pleasure seeking
C. Skepticism: Hunger for knowledge
D. Sophism: Harbor false information
E. Optimism: Focuses on the positive side of things
F. Nihilism: Focuses on the negative side of things
G. Hedonism: Pleasure seeking. Similar to
Epicureanism
?

6. Famous Personalities
A. Pericles
-Leader of creation of democracy in
Athens
-Had many buildings, such as the
Parthenon,
constructed
B. Socrates
-A philosopher famous for trying to explain
the meaning of life and by teaching with
use of questions.
-Was sentenced to death by poison for
“poisoning the minds of the youth”

7. Famous Personalities
C. Alexander the Great
-Known as “The Conqueror of the East and
the
West”
-He started the Hellenistic period.
D. Plato
-Wrote many treaties for the government
-Was Socrates’ student

8. Mythology (Major gods)
A. Zeus
-Supreme ruler of the gods.
-Overthrew his father, Cronos.
- “The god of the sky and of Olympus”
-Married to Hera, but is known to
have
many affairs, leading to the
“demigods”.
-He uses a thunderbolt as a weapon.

9. Mythology (Major gods)
B. Hades
-After Zeus overthrew their father, they
drew lots along with their other
brothers to decide which area of the
world the would rule. Hades became the
god of the underworld.
-Hades is also the god of wealth
- He abducted his wife, Persephone.

10. Mythology (Major gods)
C. Poseidon
-Became the god of the sea after
the fall of Cronos.
-He uses a trident that has the power
to
create earthquakes

11. Wars
A. Persian-Greco wars
-Wars between Persia and Greek City
states.
-The Greeks won most, if not all, of
these wars.
B. The Trojan War
-Famous for the Trojan Horse
-A war that was has not yet been
proven to be true

12. Wars
C. Messenian Wars
-Wars fought between the Messenians
and the Spartans
-The Spartans won both wars, causing
the Messenians to become their slaves.
D. Greek Punic Wars
-Wars fought between Greece and the
Carthaginians

13. Thank you for viewing!
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