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Ancient Greece (2000-500BC). Chapter 8. Geography. Located in 1) southeastern Europe It’s a 2) peninsula that extends into the 3) Mediterranean Sea The country is 4) mountainous. Geography. 5) Forests fill some areas of Greece - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ancient Greece (2000-500BC)
Chapter 8
Geography Located in
1)southeastern Europe
It’s a 2)peninsula that extends into the 3)Mediterranean Sea
The country is 4)mountainous
Geography 5)Forests fill some
areas of Greece Much of Greece is
6)stony and suitable only for 7)pasturage
Other areas are suitable for growing: 8)Wheat 9)Barley 10)Citrus 11)Dates 12)Olives
GeographyAncient Greece is divided into 13)3 geographical regions: 14)Northern 15)Central 16)The Peloponnese
Geography 17)20% of Greece
is made up of 18)islands
19)Crete is a large island located in the 20)Mediterranean Sea
Most of the 21)people in Greece live along the 22)coast
Geography Due to 23)terrain
it was very difficult to get from place to place 24)overland
They 25)developed into a nation of 26)sailors
They 27)sailed around the Mediterranean setting up 28)colonies and 29)outposts
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Minoans The Minoan
civilization was a 30)Bronze Age civilization
It developed on the island of 31)Crete
It flourished from around 32)2000 BC to 33)1400 BC
The Minoan 34)king lived in the capital city of 35)Knossos
Minoans His 36)palace
was a maze with 37)1500 rooms
This was a very 38)advanced civilization.
They had running 39)water and indoor 40)plumbing
Minoans They did have a
41)written language They also created
42)paintings on the walls of the palace at 43)Knossos
These depicted the 44)daily life of the people that included: 45)Starfish and water
scenes Boys and girls jumping over
46)bulls
Minoans Around 1700 BC an
47)earthquake hit Crete.
Most of the 48)Minoan civilization was 49)destroyed.
They 50)rebuilt most of their civilization
Around 1500 BC a 51)volcano erupted near the island of Crete
52)Tidal waves followed the eruption.
Minoans The civilization
53)disappeared from the island of 54)Crete
The ancient 55)Greeks loved to tell stories about the ancient 56)Minoans
The 57)Minotaur was a major part of the 58)stories
They were 59)believed to have lived on the 60)island of Crete long, long ago.
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Mycenaean The Mycenaean age is
sometimes called the “61)Heroic Age” or The Age of Heroes
By the late 62)1400s BC they become the 63)dominate civilization in the region
This would last until around 64)1250 BC
Mycenaean They built their
palaces on 65)hilltops
By building on hilltops they caught what 66)rainwater they could
They learned from 67)experience that if you drank 68)dirty water, you got sick or 69)died
Mycenaean They were
70)warriors They often
71)attacked other civilization in the region
They attacked the city of 72)Troy
Around 1200 BC the 73)empire starts to 74)decline
Mycenaean Again
75)earthquakes destroy many 76)cities
Invaders from 77)Europe swept through 78)Greece
This is the beginning of the 79)Dark Age
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Rise of Democracy Greece is the 80)birth
place of 81)democracy The word means “rule of
the 82)people” Around 500BC
83)Cleisthenes comes to power in Greece
The 84)form of self government was the greatest 85)achievement of ancient Greece
Rise of Democracy Cleistenes is known as
the 86)father of democracy
Under his 87)rule all citizens had the 88)right to participate in the 89)assembly
Speeches were made on 90)political issues
91)Voting was done by raise of 92)hand
Rise of Democracy People would
93)vote daily on different 94)issues
The number of 95)people changed everyday
As the 96)assembly grew it became difficult to make 97)decisions
Rise of Democracy Athenians decided
to select 97)citizens to be city officials
These people served on a small 98)council
This allowed 99)government to run more 100)efficiently
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Changing Athenian Democracy Under this
101)government the people became very 102)powerful
103)Pericles came to power in 460BC
He 104)encouraged the people to take 105)pride in their cities
Changing Athenian Democracy Promoted
participation in 106)politics
He 107)paid those who served in 108)public offices
He encouraged people to 109)spread the idea of 110)democracy
End of First Democracy Athens is
111)conquered by the 112)Macedonians in the mid 330s BC
Athenian 113)democracy stayed but was 114)limited
The 115)assembly still met and made 116)laws
By the 320s BC this form of democracy 117)disappeared
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Direct vs. Representative Democracy In 118)direct
democracy each 119)citizens participate directly in the 120)government
Each person’s 121)decision directly affects the outcome of a 122)vote
Direct vs. Representative Democracy Under
123)Representative Democracy 124)citizens elect officials to represent them in the 125)government
This is the 126)form that we use in the 127)United States
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