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Bronze Age Greece Crete: Minoan Civilization (Palace at Knossos)

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Bronze Age GreeceBronze Age Greece

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Crete: Minoan Civilization

(Palace at Knossos)

Crete: Minoan Civilization

(Palace at Knossos)

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Knossos: Minoan Civilization

Knossos: Minoan Civilization

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•The Minoans The Minoans developed writing, developed writing, used copper and used copper and bronzebronze

•ShipbuildersShipbuilders•Civilization collapsed Civilization collapsed around 1400 BCEaround 1400 BCE

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The Mycenaean Civilization

The Mycenaean Civilization

Thrived from 1400-1200 BCEWere overtaken by the Dorians – Dark Age for Greece

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The Geography of Greece

The Geography of Greece

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Geography shapes Greek Geography shapes Greek lifelife

• Greek civilization formed around the Greek civilization formed around the Aegean, Ionian and Black Seas which Aegean, Ionian and Black Seas which were used for transportationwere used for transportation

• Trade was important due to lack of Trade was important due to lack of natural resources and little fertile natural resources and little fertile landland

• Trade led to cultural adoption such Trade led to cultural adoption such as the alphabetas the alphabet

• Mountain terrain forced Greek Mountain terrain forced Greek communities to develop communities to develop city-states city-states (polis) (polis) each with its own each with its own governmentgovernment

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SPARTASPARTA

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SpartaSparta

• Military state based Military state based on obedience and on obedience and self-disciplineself-discipline

• Government was an Government was an Oligarchy – ruled by a Oligarchy – ruled by a small group of elitessmall group of elites

• Conquered neighbors Conquered neighbors forcing them to be forcing them to be Helots (slaves)Helots (slaves)

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ATHENS: Yesterday & TodayATHENS: Yesterday & Today

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AthensAthens• Government - Direct

Democracy• Every freeman could

vote (No women or slaves)

• Citizen Assembly

• City of Intellect

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Persian Wars: 499 BCE – 480 BCE

Persian Wars: 499 BCE – 480 BCE

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Persian Wars: Famous Battles

Persian Wars: Famous Battles

• Marathon (490 BCE)

• 26 miles from Athens

• Thermopylae (480 BCE)

• 300 Spartans at the Mountain pass

• Salamis (480 BCE)

• Athenian navy victorious

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Golden “Age of Pericles”:460 BCE – 429 BCE

Golden “Age of Pericles”:460 BCE – 429 BCE

Pericles leader of Athens

Athena -goddess and protector of Athens

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Great Athenian Philosophers

Great Athenian Philosophers

• Socrates• Socratic dialogue - question

everything

• Plato• The Republic philosopher-

king

• Aristotle• Logic

• Scientific method

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Homer: The “Heroic Age”

Homer: The “Heroic Age”

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Athens: The Arts & SciencesAthens: The Arts & Sciences

• Greek contributions:

• Drama & The Sciences:• Comedies & Tragedies

• Pythagoras – Pythagorean Theorem

• Archimedes – Geometry, pulleys and levers

• Eratosthenes-Calculated the Earth’s circumference and declared it round

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Art and Architecture

The Parthenon

Art and Architecture

The Parthenon

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The Acropolis TodayThe Acropolis Today

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Classical Greek Art “Idealistic”

Classical Greek Art “Idealistic”

Aphrodite Sophocles

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OlympiaOlympia

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The Ancient Olympics:

Athletes & Trainers

The Ancient Olympics:

Athletes & Trainers

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The Role of Women in The Role of Women in GreeceGreece• Athenian women were Athenian women were

considered inferior and subject considered inferior and subject to their husbands will - could to their husbands will - could own clothes and slaves, but no own clothes and slaves, but no landland

• Spartan women had more Spartan women had more freedom many were educated freedom many were educated and received physical trainingand received physical training

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Peloponnesian WarsPeloponnesian Wars

• Fought between Fought between Athens and SpartaAthens and Sparta

• Sparta wins, but Sparta wins, but Greek city-states Greek city-states were weakenedwere weakened

• Allowing for Allowing for conquest from the conquest from the North (Phillip of North (Phillip of Macedonia)Macedonia)