The Greeks Video

Notes:

- Socrates: most famous philosopher
- Story of the rise and fall of civilization that changed the world
- 508 BC: the ordinary people have turned on their rulers demanding freedom

Cleisthenes (he would see that these ordinary people should have freedom)

- Born around 570 BC
- Taught that he was an Aristocrat
- Inspired by ancient tales and myths

Athens

- Athens was built around an acropolis
- Reading and writing was a rare skill for these Athenians
- The common Athenians lived under the rule of the Aristocrats
- Athenians had no part or share in anything
- They had grown up around rivers with many mountains
- It was impossible for a single ruler to dominate this tiny world
- Each ruler dominated a single city-state
- Argos had stood for over a thousand years

Sparta

- There was one city-state that had military power.....Sparta
- Spartan men were brought up for birth to be soldiers, raised in the field and separated from family
- The Spartans lived a life stripped from comfort
- They were always a threat on the horizon

The Pots

- What was inside the pot was worth more than the pot itself
- If you were a potter in Athenian society, you were respected

Hippias

- executed the murders of his brother


and more to come......