Monday, February 24, 2014

2/24/14


LO 3: Contrast the ancient civilization of the Nile with that of the Tigris-Euphrates, and discuss the defining features of the Egyptian life.

 

·         Dark age began to develop City-states

·         Athens and Sparta were giants among the city-states

·          Acropolis: the high fortified citadel and religious center of an ancient Greek town.

·         Were competitive with each other

·         Made their own armies made up of the own male citizens.

·         Hoplite: a heavily armed and armored citizen-solder of ancient Greece.

·         Phalanx: a unit of several hundred hoplites, who closed ranks by joining shields when approaching the enemy.

·         City-states ruled by kings

·         Monarchy: a state in which supreme power is held by a single, usually hereditary ruler.

·         Oligarchy: a state in which supreme power is held by a small group.

·         Triremes: massive fighting vessels with three banks of oars, used to ram or board enemy ships.

·         Tyranny: rule by a self-proclaimed dictator

·         Democracy: in ancient Greece, a form of government in which all adult male citizens were entitled to take part in decision making.

·         Spartans were decadents of the Greeks who had conquered part of the southern main land, the territory of Laconia.

·         Helots: noncitizens forced to work for landholders in the ancient city-state of Greece.

·         By the fifth century, policy decisions had been taken over by a council of elders

·         There were two kings

·         Boys were taken by age of seven, they were taught manly behavior and reading and writing and were started a long life routine of physical toughening and military training

·         Permitted to marry after age 20

·         Girls were required to participate in drills and exercises that were designed to develop them into healthy, child-bearing women.

·         Athenians, believed that the Spartan life was not worth living

·         Athens carried on a prosperous commerce and had direct access to the sea.

·         Athens chief strength is the navy

·         Athens welcomed foreign ideas and visitors

·          Athenians were proud of their free life

·         Athens flowed daring inventiveness, glorious literature, and stunning creations of mind and hand.

·         Athens was a warlike community

·         Homeland was the peninsula of Attica.

·         800 B.C. many old established communities in Attica merged to form a single city-state that was known by the name of the most important community, Athens

·         Athens began to trade and manufactory center

·         Aristocrats: members of prominent and long established Athenian families.

·         Excellent human beings

·         Boys were trained for physical fitness, when turned eighteen they were assigned a company for two years of military and civic training.

·         Girls got an education, they were sent off to live for a few years before they got married with one group of young women who served in temples of various goddess

·         Most were kept home without education

·         Had strong citizenship and responsibility to the community

·         Began as a monarchy, lead to extension of political power to all adult male citizens, became leaders instead of rulers.

·         Democracy

·         Persian War, which Athens led the city-state to victory. The success followed the Golden Age.

·         Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta, Athens was defeated, never recovered its power, and continued a democracy to 338 B.C.

·         In the sixth century the Persians conquered a realm that stretched from the border of India to the Nile and the Aegean.

·         Persian King Darius I determined to extend his control of the mainland.

·         Lost first battle in 490 B.C.

·         Athens took over rule by 445 B.C.

·         Athens went back to democracy

·         The Athenians ultimate power rested in the Assembly of adult male citizens

·         Made major decisions

·         Council of Five Hundred and the roughly one thousand public officials that it supervised

·         Military officials were called the Ten Generals

·         Ostracism: Banishment for ten years by majority vote of the Athenian Assembly

·         Believed in Aliens

·         Men had many more rights then Women

·         Could own slaves

·         Had a diverse group of slaves
  • Aliens took care of industry and truth

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