ANCIENT GREECEBy: Cord Roberts

THE CYCLADIC, MINOAN, MYCENAEAN., AND TROJAN CULTURES Cycladic is a group of

about 200 islands located east of the Greek mainland in the Southern Aegean Sea.

Minoan culture began on the large island of Crete in about 700 B.C..

The Mycenaean Culture takes its name from the city Mycenae.

The Trojans from 2990 B.C., had thick walls surrounding the City.

THE CYCLADIC, MINOAN, MYCENAEAN, AND THE TROJAN CULTURES In about 300 B.C. the

Cycladic culture began on the 200 islands.

Minoan, Historians named this culture in honor of Minos, the king of Crete in Greek mythology.

By the 1500’s B.C. the Mycenaean’s had become the dominant culture in the area.

The Trojans farmed, raised horses, and herded sheep.

THE PERSIAN WAR For hundreds of years the

Greek City-States fought over land and trade.

Beginning in the 500 B.C.’s, a common enemy brought the Greek people together for a time.

During that century the Persians built a huge empire that included Assyria, Babylonia, Egypt, and the Greek City-states in Asia Minor.

King Darius 1 turned his soldiers toward the Greek Mainland.

THE PERSIAN WAR All though the Persians had

more soldiers, the well trained Athenians managed to defeat them.

Legends about the battle tell of a messenger who ran all the way from Marathon to Athens to report the amazing victory.

Athletes re-create this run in the marathon, a race that covers a distance that covers 26 miles.

THE RISE OF CITY-STATES The development of

Classical Greek civilization began with the rise of city-states.

City-States were formed as people living in neighboring villages joined together to protect themselves from outside dangers.

Many of the groups built walled forts for safety during enemy attacks

Each fort was usually built on a hilltop (acropolis).

ATHENS The city-state of Athens was

located on Attica, a part of the Balkan Peninsula northeast of the Peloponnesus.

After the Dark Age, Athens was ruled by an aristocracy, or a small group of leaders from wealthy landowning families.

Solon the King of Athens, divided the people of Athens into classes based on wealth instead of birth.

Athens was the first democracy of the world.

SPARTA The city-state of Sparta,

however, had an inland location on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.

It’s inland location caused Sparta to develop a military economy.

People in Sparta led simple lives of hard work and physical activity.

Spartan society was made up of three classes.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

MAKING OF A EMPORER Alexander was born in

356 B.C , in Macedonia Both of his parents

wanted to pass their son the love of Greek culture.

They hired a Greek philosopher named Aristotle .

Like his teacher, Alexander was interested in many subjects.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT BUILDING OF AN EMPIRE With the Greek city-states under

his control, Alexander turned to completing his fathers plan to attack the Persians.

Alexander led an army of 35,000 soldiers form southern Europe to Asia Minor to attack the Persian Empire.

He captured 4 Empires including : Chaeronea, most of the Greek Peninsula, Granicus, Gordium, Gaugamela, and Persepolis.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT END OF THE GOLDEN

AGE Alexander the Great

ruled a wide area, but he wanted still more land.

Alexander led his army east from Persia into Bactria.

Alexander married the Bactria princess Roxanne.

Alexander and his army were on the move again.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT HIS LEGACY Alexander the Great and his army

came into contact with many different cultures.

Alexander’s rule and period of Alexander’s rule and several centuries after his death are known as the Hellenistic, or “Greek-like,” Age.

Like the Golden Age, the Hellenistic Age was a time of achievement in Greek Civilization.