Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Greek Civilization
- Prehistoric Greek Cultures:
BRONZE AGE
- Minoans on Crete
appears 7,000 BC
- Knossos was the first "big" site developed by 3,500 BC and by
1,900 BC Linear A writing is in use.
- 1380 BC- Mycenaeans conquer Crete
and Minoans.
- Mycenaeans on Greek mainland (ends around 1200-1100 BC)
- Militaristic culture- shown from tombs and
fortifications of cities. 1400-1200 BC
was the height of Mycenaean
civilization.
- Linear B script, adapted from
Linear A shows that they
spoke Greek
- Wanax= king,
damos= people,
telestai= noblemen
- Dark Age Greece 1100 -750 BC
- Iron replaces bronze extensively ca. 950
BC. Around 900, "Orientalizing" begins
and trade is increased with the East
- 776 BC- The first Olympic Games.
Often used as a marker of end of
Dark Ages.
- Megaron of the Mycenaean Palace
becomes the chieftan's house
- In Dark Age, basileus= king,
Wanax= title for Zeus,
boule= a council that
advises the king,
- around 700's Greeks develop their own
alphabet, inspired by the Phoenicians.
- Archaic Period 750- 500 BC:
FIVE MAJOR SOCIAL
PHENOMENA
- TRADE WITH
THE EAST
- Merchant class rose,
"orientalization" of art,
luxury goods traded
for cash crop (olive oil,
wool)
- COLONIZATION
AROUND
MEDITERANEAN
- This was meant to relieve over-population.
- RISE OF THE POLIS
- a sense of patriotism arises, nobles belong to a boule,
nobles (telestai) also control ways of getting wealth
- RISE OF HOPLITE WARFARE
- invented by Pheidon of Argos ca. 670 BC, surpasses older methods of fighting,
the middle class makes up the hoplites.
- RISE OF TYRANNIES
- a singlie man promises change for
merchant, and hoplite class but becomes a
military dictator. he is backed by both of
these classes.
- ie: Cypselids of Corinth—658 to 585
BC, using merchant class
- Peisistratids of Athens—546 to 510, using
hoplite and merchant classes