Greece

Geography Southern part of the Balkan Peninsula Northeastern Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea to the East, Ionian Sea to the West Long, uneven coastline Sea played an important role in Greece Mountainous, kept villages apart, couldn’t unite, allowed invaders from the North Short rivers, unnavigable Geography kept a large empire from forming, instead city-states develop Geography

Early Greeks Minoans: Lived on the island of Crete Named after King Minos Sailors and traders Strong navies In 1628 a tidal wave destroyed many settlements and Minoan civilization grew weak. Early Greeks

Early Greeks Mycenaeans Lived on Greek mainland Conquered Minoans Warring people Built fort-like cities in the Peloponnesus By 1200 BC earthquakes and war had destroyed most cities Used linear B, a form of writing used by the Minoans, that served as an early form of Greek writing Early Greeks

City-States Polis is the Greek word for city-state A polis developed around a fort (acropolis) Made up of the fort, city and farming villages Independent and self sufficient Represented Greek identity Small with a small population Agora-marketplace, public meeting place Each had on government and laws, calendar, money, and weights and measurements All spoke same language and shared many religious and cultural charactersitics City-States

Religion Polytheistic Did not emphasize personal morality Greeks looked to religion for 3 things: To explain nature To explain emotions Attain certain benefits Not concerned with life after death Used myths-stories about gods and goddesses Zeus and Athena Pleasing gods was important Olympic Games Religion

Using pages 111-112 and 115-117 complete the graphic organizer entitled Greece: The Birthplace of Democracy Government

Sparta & Athens- pgs 113-120

Expansion of Greece Persian Wars Battle of Marathon Battle of Thermopylae Platea Delian League-Pericles Peloponnesian War Athens vs. Sparta Expansion of Greece

Greek Art Philosophers Socrates Plato Aristotle Golden Age

Alexander the Great Son of Phillip II of Macedon Student of Aristotle Skilled military commander Conquered Persia, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Mesopotamia Becomes seriously ill and dies at 33 in 323 BC Alexander purposely spread Greek culture wherever he went The mixture of cultures from the Mediterranean and Asia become known as Hellenistic Culture Alexander the Great

Hellenistic culture produced great achievements in the arts, sciences, philosophy, and religion. Characterized by many new advancements in technology. List 3 achievements from Hellenistic culture on your graphic organizer. Hellenistic Culture