index

I. How Geography Molded Greek Life (pages 112-115)

        A. A foot race to Athens
        B. The Greek peninsula
        C. The importance of the sea

II. Development of Ancient Greece (pages 116-119)

        A. Crete and the Minoan Civilization
        B. The Mycenaeans develop a civilization
        C. Homer tells of the Trojan War

III. The Golden Age of Greek Culture (pages 120-125)

        A. The ancient Greeks believed in many gods
        B. Greek literature
        C. Greek architecture
        D. The Greeks loved wisdom and learning
        E. The ancient Greeks loved sports

IV. Greek Politics and Wars (pages 126-129)

        A. Greek city-states and democracy
        B. Democracy in Athens
        C. Life in the city-state of Sparta
        D. The Greek-Persian Wars

V. Alexander the Great Builds an Empire (pages 132-135)

        A. The Macedonians rule Greece
        B. Alexander the Great conquers an empire
        C. What the Greeks left behind