Ancient Greece Review Sheet The Geography of Greece - Advantages - Disadvantages Minoan v. Mycenaean Civilization - Political structure and hierarchy - Geographic location - Culture o Art o Architecture o Mythology: The Trojan War Causes Characters Outcome Effect on Mycenaean society The Concept of the Polis - What is it? - How does it effect Greek society? - How does it change over time? Greek Colonization - Where did they colonize? - Why did the colonize? - How did colonization effect the aristocracy? The Decline of the Aristocracy - How did these men cause the destruction of the Aristocracy in Athens o Solon o Peisistratus o Cleisthenes Athens v. Sparta - Athens and Sparta v. Minoans and Mycenaeans - Differences between their governments and cultures - Spartan society (reading on Spartan Education) Athenian Democracy - The rise of democracy - Pericles and his Funeral Oration - The decline of Democracy
Greek Culture - Architecture - Religion - Art - Sports (The Olympics) - Philosophy - Literature - History The Persian Wars - Direct and Indirect causes - Know the story (order of events) - Battles and their significance - Impact on democracy - Impact on Athens - Impact on Sparta - Results The Delian League and the Rise of the Athenian Empire - How did Athens become and empire? - How did they treat their subjects? - How did this impact their democracy? The Peloponnesian War - Direct and Indirect causes - Results and impact of war on Sparta, Athens, and all of Greece Post Peloponnesian War - Socrates - Plato - Aristotle Review you homework assignments!!!! Alexander the Great - REVIEW THE MAP AND THE QUESTIONS!!!!! Suggestion: To thoroughly and properly understand all of this information it may be helpful to make connections between each topic. Turn all the events into a story. This may help you to see how they all intermix. Another helpful tactic is to create a timeline.