Ancient Greece

Physical Characteristics

Refers to the geographical features of Ancient Greece, including its mountainous terrain,

numerous islands,

and proximity to the sea

25% is fertile, moderate climate, no major rivers

Influence of Geography

Small independent communities, Outdoor culture, local, no clan control, city states

Greek hero characteristics

Noble, Brave, strong, often flawed, favored by gods, Divine, Vengful

Classical Art

Art from Ancient Greece characterized by its emphasis on harmony, proportion, and beauty, often depicting idealized human figures and scenes from mythology.

Most famous greek sculptor

Phidias, known for his works like the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Parthenon sculptures.

Pottery

Artistic vessels from Ancient Greece, often featuring intricate designs and scenes depicting mythology or daily life.

Types of pottery

Red and Black Figure

Architechure

Balence with symmetry

Mosaics

Put in private houses, using stone chips

Sapho

A famous female poet from ancient Greece, known for her lyric poetry and themes of love and passion. She wrote Evening star and To a beloved maides

Pindar

An ancient Greek poet famous for his odes celebrating athletic victories, particularly the Olympic Games. Wrote first ode

Sophists

philosophers in ancient Greece who taught rhetoric and philosophy, often emphasizing the use of argument and persuasion and public speaking.

Relavists

A group of Sophists who believed that truth and morality are relative and dependent on individual perspectives and contexts.

Rationalism

The universe has absolute laws that can be understood through logic

Socrates

Belived in absolute methods, The Socratic Method, Trial then death

Plato

Wrote discussions, The Rebublic, Allegory of the cave

Aristotle

Wrote on logic, politics, science

Politics

Liked Dictator

Golden mean

Mycenaens

Indo Europeans who went to the greek mainland. First greeks

Dorians

Moved in after mycenean collapse

Stopped Trade

Dark Age

No Writing

What did Minoans influence

Art and Writing

Polis

City

Acropolis

Government hilltop

Helots

Spartan slaves

Why did Athens do democracy

Rich vs poor struggles

What did alexander the great spread

What did alexander the great spread?

Heleistic Culture

Heleistic Culture

A blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, Indian

What was the focus during Alexander the greats time

Universe, Plants, Stars, sun

Helocentric

Planets orbit around the sun

Erathosthesis

Found Earth circumference

Hipercus

Discover Star movment

Ecuclid

Modern geometry

Archimus

Pi and Lever/Pully

Pholiology

be calm

Stoism

the purpose of life is to find happiness with virtue

Epicureanism

Dont worry abt afterlife when alive

Cynism

People who say good but are not

Skeptism

Dont belive unless seen, not religious

Pythagoras

Made Pythagreom Therom