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believed in the idea of freedom
athens
could not travel or trade
sparta
girls stayed home and learned from mothers
athens
a city managed like an army camp
sparta
a center of great learning
athens
most male citizens were soldiers
sparta
women could not vote
both
valued political freedom
athens
became a democracy
athens
valued using the mind
athens
valued duty, stregnth, and disicpline
sparta
valued beauty and art
athens
fought in persian wars
both
women lived active lives and managed family estates
athens
women lived private lives centered around raising children in households
athens
a greek city-state
both
oligarchy and then tyrannical government
sparta
worried about the revold of conquered peoples
sparta
sent boys away from home at an early age to live and learn with other boys
sparta
male citizens had right to vote
both
supreme ruler. he was the cloud-gatherer, lord of the sky and the rain god. he also wielded the terrible thunderbolt.
zeus
zeus's brother and the god of the sea. also gave the horse to man.
poseidon
zeus's wife and sister. she was protectress of marriage, married women and the home
hera
brother to zeus and poseidon. ruler of underworld and the dead.
Hades
daughter of zeus alone. had no mother. seen as the goddess of reason, wisdom, and purity. also in the Illiad, she was a battle goddess
Athena
son of zeus and leto. the healer, archer god, sun god, god of light and master musician.
apollo
apollo's twin sister. lady of wild things, huntress, maiden goddess, and moon goddess.
artemis
goddess of love and beauty. "foam-born" in most tales she is the wife of hephaestua, god of force
aphrodite
son of zeus and messenger to mortals, god of commerce, god of thieves and mischief makers
hermes
god of war and the son of zeus and hera. bloodstained and murderous
ares
god of fire and artisans. he was ugly and lame and was the protector of smiths
hephaestus
sister of zeus. goddess of hearth and symbol of home
hestia
this blind poet wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
homer
he started reforms that made athens a democracy
solon
this greek historian wrote the history of persian wars
herodotus
athenians defeated the persians here in 490 BC
marathon
he led athens in its golden age
pericles
goddess of wisdom, she protected athens
athena
this athenian temple is known for its design
parthenon
this greek philosopher questioned the values of athens
socrates
he conquered egypt, persia, and india
alexander
he helped to develope the science of geometry
euclid
goddess of agriculture
pan
god of wine
dionysus
shepherd god, son of hermes (with legs and horns of a goat_
demeter
skillful politican, inspiring speaker, respected general, came from a rich and high-ranking noble family
pericles
pericles's three goals for athens
stronger democracy, stregnthen then empire, and glorify and beautify athens
classical art included
harmony, order, balance, proportion, beauty.
classical art has no
emotion
two forms of drama
tragedy and comedy
pioneered the accurate reporting of events (father of history)
herodotus
better army
sparta
better navy
athens
strikes athens in 430 BC, kills many including pericles
plague
believed in questioning, self-examination of values, actions, believed in universal truths, used question and answer method, left behind no written writings
socrates
student of socrates, wrote the republic, establishes athens school the academy (lasts for 900 yrs)
plato
student of plato, uses rules of logic for argument, his work provides the basis for scientific method, tutor of alexander the great
aristotle
is assassinated; alexander succeeds him to the throne
Philip II
Philip II was king of
macedonia
athens developes the worlds first
democracy