The Greeks

Notes:

• Life expectancy at birth was 15 years in Athens, Greece.
• Lived under the rule of the aristocrats. 
• Corinthians dominated the over seas trading.
• The strongest military was in Sparta
• Spartans were raised for war at birth 
• They conquered 40,000 sq. mi. +
• They had traveling bods who told their stories of Greeks myth and tales
• 2 most famous tales - Odysseys and Elite
• Mythical creatures symboled heroes
• They are all over Greek art
• Athena was the patron goddess 
• They found there wealth starting rise with trade while Athens expanded
• Greatest legacy = Vase
• Potters were the lowest in society
• Use geometric patterns, Egyptian art, etc
• Athens went from small civilization to a international economic trade group
• 514 Hipparchus brother was murdered
• Chariot racing, running, boxing, wrestling
• 40,000+ gathered for the Olympics game
• They'd travel 100 of miles for Olympics 
• Greeks used to Olympics to fulfill their heroic desires and characters
• Asagirus a aristocrat that was born to believe in battle and heroism
• Rumor as is that he shared a wife with a Spartan King
• For the first time in recorded history the people went against tyrant and took over
• Therefore, the Athenians turned to one man, Cleisthenes
• He was asked to create a government
• They created the first democracy
• In the early 5 century Persians had the largest most powerful empire
• They were threaten by little democratic Athens, so they had to destroy them 
• Pitipiteses ran from Sparta to Athens to spread news about how the Persians were trying to take over
• He ran 140 miles, in just 2 days
• No one had any idea that the Greeks would win the battle against the Persians
• Themistocles had fought on battle at Marathon
• He had risen to power through democracy
• Rising up against the leaders
• For the first time in history people rose up against their leaders
• Xerxes wanted his Persian empire to to invade Athens.
• The Oracle at Delphi predicts the future
• They went to Delphi because it was the center of Greece in the center of the world.
• People came from all over the world to get answers from Delphi
• Athenians would ask similar questions that we would ask today
• Delphi said "you're doomed, run" about the Persians invading Athens
• Thyclstimes would not give up regardless to Delphi predictions. He was going to succeed and keep fighting against the Persians
• Salamis is an island off the coast of Greece, thats where Thyclstimes wants to fight Persian. 
• Persians invaded and started to burn down buildings.
• Iscalys discovered that the moon light reflects off the sun
• Oedipus married his own mother
• He was taken away from his actual parents
• A fortune teller told him he was going to marry his mom and kill his dad