march 16, 2011

Aristocrat- member of the ruling class; has wealth & power

Athens - Town built around the acropolis

Acropolis - big outcropping of rock where Athens sits.
good advantage because you can see your enemies approaching

Cleisthenes - set Greece up on a path to empire

Arête- everything you do, you do it to the best of your ability

The Iliad and the  odyssey - Bards (storytellers) - were told in Cleisthenes Athens as a child to make him believe that he would become who he was

Homer wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey

Tyrant - (ruler) ordinary man Pisistratus was Cleisthenes' brother in law 

Turned to common Athenians for support

He reduced taxes, they were able to keep more of the money they made

He started treating regular people really well

Greek's created the vase - first artistic deal;

Artisans had no special or distinct respect

Life expectancy @ birth was less than 15 years

Regular Athenian citizens had no say in anything

Each city state was extremely independent and had it's own culture

The Corinthians dominated Greek trade

Spartans dominated in military instincts;

Children were brought up from a young age in camps to train to be a strong military man