World History, Grades 9-12

What does this art tell you about Greek culture? When you think of ancient Greece, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Y ...

Classical Greece 123 MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW TERMS & NAMES CULTURAL INTERACTIONThe roots of Greek culture are based on ...

Pylos Thebes Orchomenos Athens Gla Mycenae Tiryns Miletus Troy Knossos Chios Crete Cyprus Rhodes Samos Sicily Euboea Lesbos Pelo ...

Classical Greece 125 Contact with MinoansSometime after 1500 B.C., through either trade or war, the Mycenaeans came into contact ...

The heroes of the Iliad are warriors: the fierce Greek Achilles (uh•KIHL•eez) and the courageous and noble Hector of Troy. In th ...

Classical Greece 127 MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW TERMS & NAMES POWER AND AUTHORITYThe growth of city-states in Greece led t ...

Monarchy Aristocracy Oligarchy Direct Democracy State ruled by a king Rule is hereditary Some rulers claim divine right Practic ...

Classical Greece 129 was spent in athletic activities. When they got older, boys went to military school to help them prepare fo ...

130 Chapter 5 Mount Olympus The ancient Olympics honored Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. According to legend, ...

Sparta’s Government and SocietySpartan government had several branches. An assembly, which was composed of all Spartan citizens, ...

Ionian Greeks revolted, Athens sent ships and soldiers to their aid. The Persian king Darius the Great defeated the rebels and t ...

block both ends of the channel. However, the channel was very narrow, and the Persian ships had difficulty turning. Smaller Gree ...

134 Chapter 5 MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW TERMS & NAMES CULTURAL INTERACTION Democratic principles and classical culture fl ...

hold public office. Now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chosen by lot. Consequently, Athens had more citizens ...

136 Chapter 5 built to honor Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the protector of Athens, con- tained examples of Greek art that s ...

Athenians and Spartans Go to War As Athens grew in wealth, prestige, and power, other city-states began to view it with hostilit ...

138 Chapter 5 destruction—their fleet, their army—there was nothing that was not destroyed, and few out of many returned home.” ...

years. His only rivals in importance were his teacher, Socrates, and his own pupil, Aristotle (AR•ih•STAHT•uhl). AristotleThe ph ...

Greek Art and Architecture During ancient times, the Greeks established artistic standards that strongly influenced the later ar ...

The Parthenon ▲ Built between 447 and 432 B.C., the Parthenon was a Greek temple dedicated to Athena. It serves as an excellent ...