THE CIVILIZATION OF THE GREEKS

 Know  Hercules (demigod) – Disney movie  Zeus (King of the Gods- Lighting/sky)  Poseidon(Sea, trident)  12 Main Greek Gods (Pantheon)  Hades (god of the underworld)  Everything from Percy Jackson  Titans  Medusa  Kronos (Head titan,time)  Satyrs  Cyclopes  Sisyphus  River Styx  Hephaestus (blacksmith)  Hermes  Hydra  Aphrodite (love)  Minotaur  Pegasus  Dryads (druids)  Nymphs (sirens )  Trojan War  Troy K-W-L 10/10 2 ND HOUR DIVIDE THE NEXT PAGE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK INTO THESE THREE SECTIONS  Want to know  Everything  Relationships between each other (how they worked)  Lifestyle day to day  More stories about Troy and stuff  Agriculture  New myths  Cryptozoology  Geography  Weapons/ military  Kingdoms/government s  Regular peoples  What I learned

 Know  Polytheistic – middles school  Spartans- greatest warriors  They might have thrown people in holes, maybe  Zeus- sky, king gods  Gender equality in Sparta  Gods were directly related to nature  Poseidon- god of sea, trident  Mythology in general  Aphrodite- goddess of love  Pandora’s box  Medusa  Hades- god of the underworld  Percy Jackson  Hermes  Demigo- half god  Hercules  Athena  Cerberus. Centaurs, Satrys  Maze & the Minotaur  Golden Fleece  Cyclopes  Trojan War  Togas  Titans  Kronos titan of time K-W-L 10/10 5 TH HOUR DIVIDE THE NEXT PAGE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK INTO THESE THREE SECTIONS  Want to know  Why incest?  Battles and such  Their civilization in general  More about their gods  More about their culture and history  Forced marriage  Did they all wear dresses - fashion  Merchants  The fall of Greece  Their agriculture  Architecture  Death rituals  Temples  How they write  Social Hierarchy  Weapons, military strats  What I learned

 Know  Cerberus – guards hades- underworld  Hercules- demigod  Cyclopes- one eyed giant  Zues Sky, had a lighting bolt, came down procreated with mortals to make demigods  Medusa- snake head turns people into stone  Satyr- guard demigods, good luck  Poseidon god the sea, trident  12 Titans Kronos Time  Hermes- messenger  Athena- goddess of wisdom and battle  Cupid  Aphrodite, goddess of love  Persephone,  Dionysus- god wine and revelry  Mt. Olympus they also started the olympics  Minotaurs  Big temples made out of marble  A lot of our words come from greek roots  Centaurs,  Mediterranean sea K-W-L 10/10 7 TH HOUR DIVIDE THE NEXT PAGE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK INTO THESE THREE SECTIONS  Want to know  River ________  Family tree of Gods  Why incest?  Greek laws  Location,  Food,  The different city-states Athens, Olympus, Sparta  How their economy works  Tools and machines  IF they’re smart  Plato, Socrates and Aristotle- philosophers  Did they have birthdays  Regular people  Did they make Their art  Did they have celebrities  Tragedy and comedies  How did they have agriculture ?  What I learned

 You should be able to  Describe the geography of ancient Greece in terms of physical features and natural resources OBJECTIVES

 TURN IN YOUR HOMEWORK  How did the geography affect the development of Greek civilization?  How were the Mycenaean & Minoan civilizations similar?  How were they different?  Objectives:  Compare and contrast the Minoan & Mycenaean Civilizations BELL WORK 10/14 GREEK CIVILIZATION

 Many natural bays allow for harbors used for trade  Long Sea Coast  Mountains & Valleys  Allow for the development of fiercely independent city states or polis  Small populations give rise to political participation by commoners GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT GREECE

 Discovered by Sir Arthur Evans  Located on the Island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea  Enjoyed great prosperity due to extensive sea trade and commerce  Developed elaborate skills in art and architecture, visible in their great palaces MINOAN CIVILIZATION BCE We talked a lot about how geography or location affected Egypt and Mesopotamia, how do you think the location of Crete affected the Minoans?

 Knossos was the capital city of the Minoan Empire  The palace housed rooms for the royal family, banquet halls, and working areas for artisans  The palace also had a number of shrines (areas dedicated in honor of different gods & goddesses) & frescoes (which are water color paintings done on wet plaster) ART IN KNOSSOS

 What does this image tell use about Minoan culture? FRESCOES

 Crazy thing about Minoan culture is that ALL of the gods (well goddesses) we have found evidence of have been female.  What is the significance of this compared to other ancient civilizations?  What is this mother goddess holding?  Minoans also worshiped Bulls – have you ever heard of bulls in religion before? RELIGIOUS SHRINES

 By 1400 BC something took out the Minoans, it could have been any of the following:  volcanic eruption  earthquake  invaders  What we do know is that a new civilization took their place, we call them the Mycenaeans MINOAN CIVILIZATION DISAPPEARS

 Conquered mainland Greece & Crete around 1400 BC & ruled until about 1200 BC  Kings were known by the title Wanax  The Mycenaeans were also great sea traders.  They lived in separate city-states & were ruled by a warrior king  Most famous for their part in the Trojan War MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION