3. Greek gods, Titans, Heroes, Myths, and
Creatures Project-50 Points
• Choose one of each of the above topics and
create either a Powerpoint style presentation
or a video documentary
• Focus on good content, good visuals and good
delivery.
• Two sources per topic-Use Easybib
• Website on Greek Mythology
4. Questions?
• What do you know about ancient Greece?
• How can geography play an important
role in the development of a civilization?
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8. Colossus of Rhodes
• Statue of Helios, Greek
Titan god
• Was made of bronze
• Same size as Statue of
Liberty
• One of the 7 Wonders of the
Ancient World
• Lasted just over 50 years
due to earthquake
• Believed to have been
melted down and sold by
Arab invaders
9. The Temple/Statue of Artemis
• Built around 800 B.C.
• Artemis is the Greek Goddess of Fertility
• The temple was destroyed several times due to
wars
• Current day archeologists have found the
foundations of 5 temples built on top of each other
10. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
• Built around 450 BC
• The statue was said
to be made of gold
and marble
• Eventually
destroyed after
being taken apart
and moved
11. • Built around 353 BC
• Tomb was built by Queen Artemisia as a tribute to
her husband/brother King Mausolus.
• Destroyed by earthquakes in the 1100-1400’s AD
• All that survives today are the foundation blocks
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
12. Lighthouse of Alexandria
• The lighthouse was built in 280 BC
• It was the worlds first lighthouse(reflected sunlight by
day/fire at night)
• Most likely destroyed by earthquakes from 956-1325 AD
• Remains were found in the Mediterranean Sea in 1994
• Egypt is building an underwater museum for tourists-Link
15. Geography of Greece
• Greece is a small country in Europe
• The main part of Greece in on a
peninsula
• Greece is surrounded by what three large
bodies of water?
– Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Ionian
Sea
• The rest of Greece is made up of islands
– 6000(227 being inhabited)
23. Importance of Geography to
Greece
• The sea was extremely important to the
Greeks-Why?
– Did not live “on the land” but “around the
sea”
– Most Greeks lived within 85 miles of the sea
– Used the sea as a means of transportation
– The sea linked all parts of Greece to other
areas for trade which was essential due to
lack of resources
30. • Due to mountains, transportation over land
was difficult
• Greeks did not have much fertile land for
agriculture
• Due to these issues, ancient Greece never had
a large population-no more than a few million
• These issues might have led some leaders to
look to expand(map on slide 3)
31. Greek City-States
• Due to Greece’s geography, city-states
developed instead of a unified country
• What is a city-state?
• More to come on Greek city-states!
32. Climate
• What does Greece’s average temperature’s
tell you about how they might have lived?
34. Minoan Civilization
• 2000-1500 BC
• Heavily influenced by the Egyptian and
Mesopotamian civilizations
• Named after legendary Crete King Minos of
Greek mythology
• Known for its trade on the seas
• Due to its isolation on the island of Crete,
generally peaceful
• Video Link
35. Minoans
• Known for it’s advanced cities-Knossus
– Not overcrowded, plumbing, toilets, sewers
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37. Minoans
• Known for women having much higher status
than in earlier civilizations
• Know for their art and pottery
38. Downfall of the Minoans
• Around 1500 BC, the Minoan civilization
ended abruptly
• Historians think it could have been an
earthquake which leveled cities and their
ships
• They could have been over ran by the
Mycenaeans
• Some historians think Minoa could have
been Atlantis--Video
39. Mycenaeans-Video
• Controlled the area around Greece from 1600
BC-1100 BC
• Heavily influenced by the Minoans
– Much more war-like than Minoans(based on art)
• Know for their trade around the Mediterranean
Sea, Aegean Sea
• Known for their piracy on the seas surrounding
Greece
• Known for their city-states-Athens, Mycenae,
Pylos, Tiryns
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41.
42. • Historians aren’t sure if city-states were
independent or more united
• Mycenaean's did unite to fight the Trojan
War against Troy
• The Mycenaean's fell apart due to wars
and the Sea People’s sacking their city-
states
• Eventually the Dorians came down from
the north and took over Greece
43. Dorians-1150-750 BC
• Came from the area
north of Greece
• Less advanced than
the Mycenaean’s
• Trade and culture
slowed
• Greece went into a
Dark Age
44. Homer
• Was a Greek epic poet
from 750-700 BC
• Narrative poems
celebrated heroic
deeds
• The Iliad was about
the Trojan War
• The Odyssey was a
sequel that was after
the Trojan War
46. Trojan War- 1194–1184 BC
• War began after the abduction of Queen Helen
of Sparta by the Trojan prince, Paris
• Helen’s husband, Menelaus, convinced his
brother Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, to lead
an expedition to get her back
• Agamemnon was joined by the Greek
heroes Achilles and Odysseus
• They crossed the Aegean Sea and laid siege to
Troy
• Demanded Helen’s return
49. Ch. 5.2-Warring City States
• Polis
• Acropolis
• Monarchy
• Aristocracy
• Oligarchy
• Tyrant
• Democracy
• Military state
• Helot
• Phalanx
• Persian Wars
50. Greek City-States
• Polis
– city—Minneapolis, Indianapolis
• Acropolis
– a settlement in a city on higher ground used for
defense and a place to discuss politics—Below is
the Athens acropolis
51. Types of Government in City-
States
• Monarchy
– government ruled by one person-king, queen
• Aristocracy
– government ruled by a small group of wealthy,
landowning families
• Oligarchy
– A government ruled by a few powerful people
52. Types of Governments in City-
States
• Tyrants
– Powerful individuals who seize control from the
government
– Could be good or bad
– Today we see tyranny as a bad thing
• Democracy
– Rule by the people
– Athens had perhaps the world’s first democracy
– Only allowed citizens to participate
• Women, slaves and foreigners were not citizens
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55. Education in Greece
• Only for the sons of wealthy families
• Started at age 7 and focused on developing
good citizens
• Studied reading, grammar, poetry, history,
math, music, logic and public speaking
• Public debate and athletics were also stressed
• Once older, students went to military school
• Girls were educated by their mothers in the
home to do cleaning, cooking, child-rearing,
etc.
56. Ancient Olympics
• Records of Olympics date to 776 BC and lasted
until 393 AD when the Romans ended them
• Lasted one day at first but eventually
extended to five days
• Happened every four years-an Olympiad
• Started as a tribute to Zeus and has a
mythological origin
• The modern Olympic Games started up again
in 1896-Where?
57. Ancient Olympics
• The big competition at the Games was the
Pentathlon(Pente-5)(Athlon-competition)
1. Long jump
2. Javelin
3. Discus
4. Stadion-200 yards
5. Wrestling
60. Greek City-State
Sparta
• Sparta was very powerful and had its own army
– Defeated the Messenians in 725 BC and in 650 BC
• Unlike Athens and other city-states, it did not have
democracy
• Built a military state
• Sparta conquered other city-states to gain wealth and
power
• Valued duty, strength and discipline over freedom,
beauty and learning
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62. Spartan Classes
• Only men born in Sparta were citizens
• Women were not allowed to become citizens
• The second class in Sparta were people who
came from other city-states or other countries
– They could own businesses but not become
citizens
• The third class were helots/slaves
– Worked the fields or were servants
63. Spartan Warriors
• Learning to read and write in Sparta was not very
important.
• Training to become a good soldiers was stressed
• Young boys left home at 7 and trained to be soldiers
until they were 30
• Athletics was also stressed
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65. Spartan Women
• Service to Sparta was stressed
• Received some military training
• Athletics were stressed
• Had quite a bit of freedom in comparison to
Athens
– Could run family estates when husband was off at
war
69. Persian Wars(Greco-Persian)
499-449 BC
• Fought between the
Persian Empire and Greek
city-states(Athens,
Sparta, Thebes, etc.)
• Started when Persian
leader Cyrus the Great
took over Ionia in Greece
in 546 BC
70.
71. • The Ionians(Greeks)
led a revolt against
the Persians after
Cyrus the Great died
Ionian Revolt-499-493 BC
72. Ionian Revolt
• The Ionian Revolt was led by
Athenian General Miltiades
• Ionia asked Athens to help them
which they did
• Darius quickly suppresses the
Ionian Revolt but is very mad
• Darius the Great vowed to burn
Athens to the ground before he
died
73. Miltiades Escapes
• Miltiades escapes back
to Athens and tells the
Athenians that the
Persians are coming to
burn Athens
• This sets up the
beginning of the Great
Persian War
74. • Persia was the largest
empire in the world at the
time and consisted of
millions of people
• Ancient Greece was about
500,000 total people
• It was truly a David vs.
Goliath battle
Ancient Greece vs. Civilization of Persia
75. Athens & Sparta United
• Athens & Sparta had
been fighting for
hundreds of years
• They now fought not
for Athens or for
Sparta but for
GREECE
78. • How did the Athenians win?
• The Phalanx
• The Persians were lightly armored and
not prepared
79. Pheidippides
• After the battle ended, he ran from
Marathon to Athens to tell the
Athenians of the victory over Persia
• Guess how many miles it was from
Marathon to Athens?
80. Battle of Thermopylae-
480 BC-Video
• Ten years after the Battle of Marathon, Persia
once again invaded Greece
• Darius the Great’s son, Xerxes, made it a goal
to destroy Athens
• The Persians won the Battle of Thermopylae
but not before the Spartan soldiers held out
for days allowing many Greek troops to retreat
• The movie 300 is based on this battle
81. Battle of Salamis
• At the naval Battle of Salamis, the
Greeks destroyed the Persian navy
• The Persians were never the same
after that and were eventually driven out of
Greece
• After the Persian Wars, the Delian League was
established setting up an alliance between the
Greek city-states
• Starting around 470 BC, Greece, and Athens
specifically, entered a golden age
