Name:____________

Date:_____________

Lecture Notes
Section 3, Ancient Greek Unit

Classical Greece is the name for the period of history from 500 B.C. to 338 B.C. The era is
marked by Greek culture and a war called the Peloponnesian War.

Challenge of Persia
Persian Empire to the ______________ of Greece
In Asia Minor, Greek city-states fell to Persians by the sixth century
Greeks _______________, but Persian king ________ took revenge on Athenians
Athenians won against his attack, and gained confidence in _________in the city-state
Persian _____________ tied to invade Greece again
This united the Greeks, including the Spartans who fought valiantly
479 Greeks formed largest united army yet and took control of the ___________ Sea

The Athenian Empire

Delian League
Greeks defeated the _____________
Athenians took control of Greek world
Formed a defensive alliance called the Delian League
Created an ________________

Pericles
Dominant figure in Athenian ________________ between 461 B.C. and 429 B.C.
Under his leadership _______________ flourished at home and empire spread abroad
Direct Democracy meant Greeks had involvement in their _______________
_______________Citizens had a voice in assemblies

Daily Life
Dominant figure in Athenian politics between 461 B.C. and 429 B.C.
5th century B.C. Athens had largest population of Greek city-states: about ________
______________ adult males with rights of citizens, including military service
Slavery was common--there were about ____________
______________ could participate in religious festivals, but not other public life
 Name:____________
Date:_____________

They were expected to take care of the family

The Peloponnesian War

After the defeat of the Persians, Greek world divided into two main groups:
Athenians and Spartans
Different societies, and _______________ of one another
Athenian navy strong, _________________ army strong
431 B.C. Spartans surrounded Athens: Pericles believed they were secure
Despite severe losses including death of Pericles and a plague, fight continued for ___
years
The war weakened all of the city-states as each struggled to gain control
Caused them to ignore ________________ to their north, which would eventually cost
their __________________