2.  In the center of most city-states was a fortress on a hill.
 This hill was called the acropolis (uh-KRAH-puh-luhs), which is Greek for
“top city.”
 In addition to the fortress, many city-states built temples and other public
buildings on the acropolis.
 Around the acropolis was the rest of the city, including houses and
markets. High walls usually surrounded the city for protection.
 In wartime, farmers who lived outside the walls could seek safety inside.

 Living in city-states provided many advantages for the Greeks. The city was
a place where people could meet and trade. In addition, the city-state gave
people a new sense of identity. People thought of themselves as residents of
a particular city-state, not as Greeks.


3. ATHENS SPARTA
 City state located in south  City-state located in
eastern part of Greece southern part of Greece
 Focused on developing the  Focused on developing the
mind- Knowledge body- military city-state

4.  Doric  Ionic Corinthian
 Type of Greek column  Type of Greek column Type of Greek column

5.  Aristocracy
 Oligarchy
 Monarchy
 Democracy
 Direct Democracy

6.  Socrates  Plato Artistotle

7. Polytheism
Zeus
 Athena
 Poseidon

8.  Trojan War
 Homer
• Odyssey

9.  Golden Age

10.  Hellenistic

11. 
 Early Greek societies were heavily
influenced by the topography and available
resources of the region, leading to the
development of city-states and colonies
rather than an expansive empire based on
a particular river valley.

12.  The Golden Age of Greece brought
important advances in
government, art, architecture, and
philosophy. These advances are
foundational components of Western
civilization to this day.

13. 
 Greek values were eventually spread
throughout the Mediterranean and Asia
Minor by Alexander the Great.

14. 
 The Greek religion was polytheistic and
portrayed gods and goddesses with human-
like emotional states such as anger, jealousy,
and joy. The Greeks believed that their deities
took an active and constant role in their lives.
 Major Olympian gods/goddesses included
Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, and Athena, among
others.

15.  Greekcity-states developed radically
independent political and cultural
systems, the most obvious example being
Athens and Sparta

16.  The war between Sparta and Athens
weakened the city-states and opened them
up to conquest by Alexander the Great and
later by the Romans.

17. 
 Ancient Greek influences in today’s world
include democracy, art, architecture,
literature, philosophy, mythology and the
Olympics.