Early History of Europe

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Early History of Europe
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Classical Greece Rome

• Both have made major contributions to the Western
  World even today

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Classical

• Classical period great achievements
• 800 B.C. - 400 A.D
• Or Golden Age

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Classical Greece

• Had been ruled by kings
• City-states, or polis
• Created a government where the people are in
  direct control
• What form of government did they create?

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Democracy

• World First Democracy
• Direct Democracy
• All citizens participate
• Who do you think was a citizen?
• What were their rights responsibilities
• United States
• Representative Democracy
• Constitutional based Federal Republic with strong
  democratic traditions

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Athens Sparta

• 2 most powerful city-states in Greece
• Athens favored education
• thinking/philosophy
• Sparta favored military training
• Always be prepared for war
• United for the Persian War
• Fought in against each other in Peloponnesian War

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Greek Culture Spread

• Greece is conquered by Philip II of Macedonia
• Alexander the Great
• Spread culture from Egypt to Asia
• Alexandria Egypt
• Hellenistic Greek Like
• Eventually fall the Romans

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Rome

• Romes beginning
• Twins Romulus Remus

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Rome

• Rome created on 7 hills
• Open for attack
• Create a powerful military
• Expanding Rome
• Borrowed ideas from Greece
• Latin alphabet, art, religion, mythology

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Creating a Republic

• First ran by king
• Republic people choose their leaders
• Lead by 2 consuls
• Consuls elected by the people to represent them
• Senate landowners who serve for life
• Created 12 Bronze Tables in which all laws were
  written dispayed

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Roman Empire

• 264 -146 BC
• War Punic War/ Invasions
• Rome expanded throughout the Mediterranean
• Gave them Roman citizenship
• Began trading with India China
• Fall of a Republic and beginning of an empire
• Emperor absolute ruler for life (dictator)
• Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar
• Pax Romana 200 year os Peace

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Roman Achievements

• Temples, stadiums, baths
• Colosseum
• Pantheon
• Aqueducts
• Road
• Increased the population of Rome

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Christianity

• Jesus was born under Caesar Augustus
• Jesus Death
• Disciples spread Christianity to Rome
• Many Christians were persecuted for their beliefs
• Later emperors made Christianity the official
  religion of Rome
• Constantine

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Fall of Rome

• Moved the capital of Rome to what is now present
  day Istanbul, Turkey
• Named it Constantinople
• Plagues
• Western part of Rome falls to Germans
• Eastern part of Rome becomes known at the
• Byzantine Empire that will last another 1000 yrs