8. OK! Lets get started!
O Greco-Roman? HUH? Who are they?
9. Greeks
O Greeks
O 8th century b.c.e.
O polis- city-state
O center of Greek life
O politics
10. But what is it?
O City-state
O Town, city, or village
O Center/higher area
O People meet
O Political reasons
O Market place/plaza
11. First you get the money…
O Actually no!
O 3 groups in a polis
O Citizens with political rights
O Who?
O Citizens with no political rights
O Who?
O Non-citizens
O Who ?
12. Please allow me to introduce
myself!
O Aristotle-Greek philosopher
O “We must rather regard every citizen as
belonging to the state.”
13. Greek Tyrants
O Who are tyrants?
O Not super wicked!
O They were good for Greece
O Got rid of aristocrats
O Democracy could flourish
15. We already met…
O Now lets meet Plato
O Philosopher
O “Professional thinker”
O Men & women should have access to
school
O 3 groups:
O Philosopher Kings
O Warriors
O Everyone else
16. Back to Aristotle
O 3 good types of governments
O Monarchy
O Aristocracy
O Constitutional government
O Studied 158 state constitutions
22. Moooooove-get out the way!
O Rome spread all over
O They conquered
O Biggest empires ever
O Spread ideas like Christianity
23. What is that?
O Jewish prophet named Jesus
O “love God and one another”
O Went around preaching
24. They freaked out
O Saw Jesus as a threat to the Roman
empire
O They turned him over
O He was crucified
O Followers became known as Christians
O After his death, Jesus’ ideas spread
25. Believed in only 1 God
O Wouldn’t participate in Roman
ceremonies
O Honored Roman gods and emperors
O Problems
O Eventually it couldn’t be contained
26. Roman & Christian views
O Virtue/stand up for one’s ideas
O Duty to one’s community & the state
27. But…
O Christians believed that nothing should
come before one’s relationship with God!
O This is where they differ the most
28. Greeks, Romans, and
Christians
O Shared a devotion to duty and virtue
O Allowed the WEST to blend their ideas
into government.
29. Lets Break it down
O Greco-Roman views:
O Citizens should participate in government
O The world has natural laws-can be
discovered through reason
O There should be written laws
O Democracy can be protected by having
three branches
30. Christians
O Every person is born with worth and
dignity
O Every person has the ability to choose
between doing good and bad
O Every person has the responsibility to help
others in need and the community
