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ancient greece summary 1
- Minoans and Mycenaeans
- Minoan Age was from about
2000 - 1400 BC and was
known as the stone age
- Centred on the island of crete
- named after the king minos
- after the Trojan Wars the Mycenaeans
went through a period of civil war
- country was weak so a tribe called
the Dorians took over
- country was weak so a tribe called
the Dorians took over
- The period after the collapse of Mycenaean civilisation was known as the
Dark Age.
- Minoan Age was from about
2000 - 1400 BC and was
known as the stone age
- Archaic Period
- from 620 to 480 B.C.
- development
of art through
the style of
pottery and
sculpture
- characteristics developed into the
naturalistic style of the Classical period
- advances in political theory:
beginnings of democracy,
- use of written language
- use of written language
- advances in political theory:
beginnings of democracy,
- characteristics developed into the
naturalistic style of the Classical period
- development
of art through
the style of
pottery and
sculpture
- from 620 to 480 B.C.
- Classical period
- from 500 B. C to 323 B.C
- Greeks began to come
into conflict with the
kingdom of Persia
- death of the
Macedonian
king and
conqueror
Alexander the
Great in 323
B.C.
- democratic system of government under Pericles
- building of the Parthenon on the Acropolis
- tragedies of
Sophocles,
Aeschylus
and
Euripides
- founding of the philosophical schools of
Socrates and Plato.
- founding of the philosophical schools of
Socrates and Plato.
- tragedies of
Sophocles,
Aeschylus
and
Euripides
- building of the Parthenon on the Acropolis
- democratic system of government under Pericles
- death of the
Macedonian
king and
conqueror
Alexander the
Great in 323
B.C.
- Greeks began to come
into conflict with the
kingdom of Persia
- from 500 B. C to 323 B.C
- Archaeology of Minoans, Mycenaeans
- Bronze Age
- arose on the island of Crete
- flourished from
approximately
the 27th century
BC to the 15th
century BC.
- rediscovered at the beginning of
the 20th century by Arthur Evans
- The early inhabitants of Crete
settled as early as 128,000 BC
- Early inhabitants of
crete settled in the
middle paleolithic age
- agriculture started in
5000 bc
- agriculture started in
5000 bc
- Early inhabitants of
crete settled in the
middle paleolithic age
- The early inhabitants of Crete
settled as early as 128,000 BC
- rediscovered at the beginning of
the 20th century by Arthur Evans
- flourished from
approximately
the 27th century
BC to the 15th
century BC.
- arose on the island of Crete
- Bronze Age
- Troy
- first known only through the
stories of Homer
- 1870: Heinrich Schliemann discovered
parts of troy
- nine consecutive levels of
occupation at Hisarlick
- two levels that the period Homer described which
are named Troy VI and Troy VII
- The war is thought to have
lasted about ten years or
more
- eventually the
Greeks won by
using the trick of
offering the Trojans
a statue of a Horse
as a gift
- The statue was filled with the Greek
warriors who burned the city.
- The 'Iliad' and
'The Odyssey'
were written
by a blind poet
named Homer,
- may have lived between850 and 750 BC
- some believe he was just a legend
- poems began as part of an oral tradition
- The 'Iliad' tells the story of Achillies in the Trojan War that
supposedly took place in the early 12th century BC
- The 'Odyssey' tells the adventures of one of the heroes
of the war, Odysseus, on his 10 year journey home from
the war.
- The 'Odyssey' tells the adventures of one of the heroes
of the war, Odysseus, on his 10 year journey home from
the war.
- The 'Iliad' tells the story of Achillies in the Trojan War that
supposedly took place in the early 12th century BC
- may have lived between850 and 750 BC
- The 'Iliad' and
'The Odyssey'
were written
by a blind poet
named Homer,
- The statue was filled with the Greek
warriors who burned the city.
- eventually the
Greeks won by
using the trick of
offering the Trojans
a statue of a Horse
as a gift
- The war is thought to have
lasted about ten years or
more
- two levels that the period Homer described which
are named Troy VI and Troy VII
- nine consecutive levels of
occupation at Hisarlick
- 1870: Heinrich Schliemann discovered
parts of troy
- first known only through the
stories of Homer
- Gods and Goddesses
- many gods worshipped, each had a
different power
- These gods had control over
many different aspects of life
on earth
- They could be kind or mean,
angry or pleasant, cruel or
loving
- They fell in love with each other, argued with each other
and even stole from each other.
- King of all the gods and goddesses was
Zeus, who controlled lightning and
weather
- lived with the
other gods on
Mount
Olympus
- lived with the
other gods on
Mount
Olympus
- King of all the gods and goddesses was
Zeus, who controlled lightning and
weather
- They fell in love with each other, argued with each other
and even stole from each other.
- They could be kind or mean,
angry or pleasant, cruel or
loving
- These gods had control over
many different aspects of life
on earth
- many gods worshipped, each had a
different power
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