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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Greeks, Crucible of Civilization

  • 508 bc- ordinary people turned on their rulers.
  • chleisthenes wanted them to govern themselves
  • aristocrat- memeber of the ruling class
  • acropolis- athens was founded, big area of rock. 
    • could fend off the attacks of their raders
    • famrers and tradesment houses were around the acropolis
  • reading and writing was  a rare skill
  • life expantancy was less than 15 years.
  • life was tough
  • weren't slaves but they were treated as bad as slaves but they were free
    • no part or share in anything
  • aristorcats owned everything
  • athens seemed like a state that wouldn't progress
  • mountainous
  • greece was divided into city states- little nations
    • sparta
    • athens
    • corren
      • fought and had wars against each other
      • didn't get along
      • had a lot in common
        • same language
        • worshiped same god
  • athens wasn't powerful
SPARTA
  • lives were structured around war
  • brought up to be a military man
  • few possesions
  • cloaks died red to conceal their blood or enimies blood
  • food was bad
    • people understood why they wanted to die
  • intent on conquering
  • women had a lot of rights
    • when men were away they had to do their work
        • run farm
        • work
        • children


Elidad and Oddysey written by homer

  • mythical figures who had won them power
    • heros
  • found all over greek art
Tyrant
  • someone who grabs control
  • Pisistratus- cleisthenese brother in law
    • came in with a tall chick that he said was named athena
      • people believed it
      • gave him legitinacy
      • athens is named after her
        • goddes
        • zeus's daughter
    • came in and seized control

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