The Civilization of The Civilization of the Greeksthe Greeks

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I. Early Greece

A. Minoan Crete B. The First Greek State: Mycenae C. The Greeks in a Dark Age (c. 1100–c.

750 B.C.E.) 1. Homer and Homeric Greece 2. Homer’s Enduring Importance

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II. The Greek City‑States (c. 750–c. 500 B.C.E.)

A. The Polis 1. A New Military System: The Greek Way of

War B. Colonization and the Growth of Trade C. Tyranny in the Greek Polis D. Sparta

1. The New Sparta 2. The Spartan State

II. The Greek City‑States (c. 750–c. 500 B.C.E.)

E. Athens 1. The Reforms of Solon 2. The Reforms of Cleisthenes

F. Foreign Influence on Early Greek Culture

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III. The High Point of Greek Civilization: Classical Greece

A. The Challenge of Persia B. The Growth of an Athenian Empire in

the Age of Pericles C. The Great Peloponnesian War and the

Decline of the Greek States

III. The High Point of Greek Civilization: Classical Greece

D. The Culture of Classical Greece 1. The Writing of History 2. Greek Drama 3. The Arts: The Classical Ideal 4. The Greek Love of Wisdom

E. Greek Religion F. Life in Classical Athens

1. Economy and Lifestyle 2. Family and Relationships

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IV. The Rise of Macedonia and the Conquests of Alexander

A. Alexander the Great 1. Alexander’s Conquests 2. The Legacy: Was Alexander Great?

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V. The World of the Hellenistic Kingdoms

A. Hellenistic Monarchies 1. The Seleucid Kingdom and India

B. Political Institutions C. Hellenistic Cities D. The Importance of Trade

V. The World of the Hellenistic Kingdoms

E. Social Life: New Opportunities for Women

F. Culture in the Hellenistic World 1. New Directions in Literature and Art 2. A Golden Age of Science 3. Philosophy: New Schools of Thought 4. Religion in the Hellenistic World

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