8:
Hellenic Greece
Required Reading:
* Chapter 5 "Hellenic Athens:The Fulfillment
the Good Life," Text pp. 59-63, 65-67
Overview:
This is the exciting period
that ushered in the Golden Age of Greek civilization. Pay close attention
to the successive reforms of Draco, Solon, Pisastratos and Kleisthenes
which lay the foundation for democracy as we know it today. The Greek victory
over the invading Persians had ramifications far beyond its military success.
Questions:
a. What were the "demes" organized
by Cleisthenes and why are they so important to the development of western
government and personal freedom?
b. Why was the Greek victory
at Marathon so important?
On the NET:
A brief review of Solon's
reforms from the Persues Project at Tuft's University. This site
is very extensive covering the history of anceint Greece from the Myceneans
to Alexander the Great.
Read here biographies from Plutarch's
Lives.
Use
the search function to bring up the works of Plutarch and then pick the
great Greek or Roman you want to know about.
Also from the Perseus Project
follow the instructional links through the development of Athenian
Democracy. This site includes links to primary documents.
More from Prof. Knox at Boise State.
Use this linked outline to learn about the Persian
invasions of Greece from the capture of Croseus through the final battle
at Plataea.
Primary Documents
Send
e-mail
to Prof. Nickerson.