Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
When?
Where? Economy
Ancient Wars
Mythology Greece (Termopilas,
Salamina…)
Art
Alexander Politics (origin
the Great of democracy)
1) Draw a timeline with the three different phases of Ancient Greece.
In the Iron Age First Greco-Persian War (490 BC)
Extra Information
Thanks to the Greco-Persian Wars many citizens of the Greek
Poleis are going to ask for more political rights and this is how
democracy started.
The Greco-Persian Wars also mark the beginning of the Classical
Period.
Battle of Thermopylae
(Termópilas)
(480 BC)
Battle of
Salamis
(salamina)
480 BC
9) Where and when did democracy develop?
Democracy developed in Athens in the 5th century B.C.
Sophocles
Pericles Plato
13) Explain the Peloponnesian War.
The Peloponnesian war took place between at the end of the 5th
century (430 to 404 B.C.)
The opponents were Sparta and Athens.
The reason was the rivalry between Sparta and Athens because
they wanted to control all Greece.
The Spartans finally won the conflict but all Greece was destroyed.
Extra Information
The Peloponnesian war will mean the end of the Classical
period. After this wars a new region will control all Greece
(Macedonia) and this will be the end of the independent
poleis and the beginning of the Hellenistic period.
The
Peloponnesian
War
Hellenistic Period
14) Who was Alexander the Great and why was he so famous?
He was the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia.
He became king when he was 20 years old and he created an
empire from Greece to Asia.
Extra Information
Did you know that the personal teacher of Alexander was the famous philosopher
Aristotle.
15) What great empire did he confront and defeat?
He confronted and defeated the Persian Empire.
16) What territories did Alexander control?
The territories that Alexander controlled were Macedonia,
Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia and Indus Valley.
17) What happened when Alexander died?
When Alexander the Great died the Empire was divided
into different kingdoms, called the Hellenistic kingdoms.
Extra Information
During the Hellenistic period there was an incredible
promotion of Arts and Science.
We have incredible scientists such as Euclid (Euclides),
Archimedes, Hippocrates, Hypatia…
And there were great advances in mathematics, astronomy,
medicine, biology…
Extra Information
Did you know that
Greek sculptures and
buildings were painted
with bright colours?
Kouros Kore
(Egyptian Sculpture)
Archaic Period (Tríada Micerinos)
Phidias, relief of the Parthenon
Polykleitos (Polícleto)
Doryphoros
Classical Period
The Acropolis of Athens
Hellenistic Period