Ch.4-5Greece and Rome

Leandra MathewNeethu Thampy

Athenian Democracy

○ �Voting

○ �1-3 Times a month

○ �Pnyx hill – 6000 people

○ �Nine presidents (proedroi) – voted

○ �Food, military, Finance, ect.

○ �Decision was final

Athenian Democracy

○ �Men – 18+

○ �Magistrates and Jurors – 30+

○ �NO women, slaves, foreigners

○ �Paid periods for travelors.

○ boulē - small groups - 500

Athenian Democracy

○ 10-20% in polis○ 3,000 actively participated○ 100 dominated - wealthiest

○ Met in secret○ People could be swayed

○ Socrates○ Oligarchy after defeat at Sicily

Greek Innovations

○ Direct Democracy○ Theater

○ Tragedy○ Comedy

○ Epic poems○ Illiad○ Odyssey

Greek Innovations

○ Architecture○ Parthenon - Athena○ Columns

○ Doric○ Corinthian○ Ionic

○ Olympics○ Abacus○ Alphabet

Roman Innovations

○ Paintings○ Domes○ Mastered Aqueducts○ Concrete○ Bound books

Roman Innovations

○ Roads and Highways○ Julian Calendar○ The Twelve Tables and Corpus Juris Civilis○ Medical Procedures

○ C-section○ Battlefield Surgery

Hellenistic Period

● Hellenistic period is referred to the time after the reign of Alexander the Great and the advancements of Greek culture.

● Spread through trade routes and allowed the cultures to mix.

Hellenistic Greek Advancements

○ Diverse cultures○ Development of new kingdoms○ Women gain power○ Art, architecture, intellectual advancements

○ Art and literature become more realistic○ more human life and emotions

Hellenistic Greece

○ Philosophers like stoics, skeptics - schools

○ more complex architecture○ Euclid's geometry○ Epic poems

Roman Republic

1. First ruled by kings2. gather as an assembly to elect officials3. Roman law

a. Punished if unlawful4.The twelve tables of law a. foundation of roman law b. basic procedural rights for each citizen

Roman Republic

○ Wealthy class dominated○ Both men and women were citizens

○ only men could vote● Elected representatives on behalf of the

people