Ancient+Greece

Ancient Greece 1900 - 133 B.C JJ Sandoval & Ashley Bixby. 5 TERMS- 5 People- media type="custom" key="10820704"
 * __**Dark Ages:**__ was a period where population declined and food production dropped. It is similar to the Great Depression in the United States.
 * __**Acropolis:**__ a fortified area at the top of a hill, people usually chose to settle on these for defense purposes against attackers.
 * __**Hoplites:**__ heavily armed infantry soldiers. they were expected to take part in military campaign when they would be called for duty.
 * __**Phalanx:**__ marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangle form, usually composed of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, and similar weapons.
 * __**Helots:**__ captive people who were forced to work for their conquerors. they formed the main population of Laconia and the whole of Messenia which were areas of Sparta.
 * 1. __Alexander the Great__**__:__** known as "King of the four quarters of the world". He was a student of Aristotle, destroyed Darius the 3rd and the Persian army.
 * 2. __Philip of Macedonia __**__:__ ** Alexander the Greats dad, united Greece for the first time. He was later assassination by one of his seven body guards.
 * 3. __Cleisthenes:__ he is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing, which we use today.
 * 4. __Homer:__ blind Greek poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad (epic poems) that are still read on a day to day basis today.
 * 5. __Paris:__ Trojan prince who kidnapped the King of Sparta's wife Helen and this is now the mythological reason for the start of the Trojan War.

5 Links- > > > > > > media type="custom" key="12053093" > > The times in Ancient Greece were very gruesome because of all the different periods and battles they went through. The soldiers for battle were put through many tasks that in many circumstances it would come to life or death. They usually started recruiting people at the age of 12 and the lifestyle of war and killing were all the people knew.Cyrus the second was a Persian King who conquered the Roman Greek city-states. He was a strong leader who was good at getting his men ready for battle. Aspasia was the first lady of Athens who had good control over her soldiers even though she was a woman. One of the very tough times in ancient Greece was during the dark ages. That period was when the population dropped and the food production decreased immensely . The hoplites were armed infintry soldiers from ancient Greece that were well trained and good with 'close quarters' battles. All in all, the soldiers in ancient Greece were a strong force and were greatly feared by other countries. They trained hard and knew nothing but war and battle starting from a young age.
 * [|Ancient Greece Timeline] - This link is a timeline of the major events that occured during the Ancient Greece times.
 * [|Mythology] - This link gives a family tree of the Ancient Greek gods and the myths ascociated with them.
 * [|Ancient Greek Government] - This link describes the government structure and policies followed by city-states.
 * [|Culture and Society] - This link tells about the culture and societies of Ancient Greece.
 * [|Ancient Greece] - This link gives the basic history of Ancient Greece and the rulers and empires created within them.



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