In this Mini - Unit, we see the effect that one person can have on a country or in the world. What...
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In this Mini - Unit, we see the effect that one person can have on a country or in the world. What one person comes to your mind when you think of someone
In this Mini - Unit, we see the effect that one person can have
on a country or in the world. What one person comes to your mind
when you think of someone who has contributed his knowledge and
energy to making a social change? DO NOW This mini-unit is about:
the development of new ways to govern people. 1) What choices do
people have when deciding how to be governed? 2) What do people
need to consider when making those choices?
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The Minoans Lived on the island of Crete Had great power in the
Mediterranean Sea by trading with other civilizations **Minoans are
actually settlers from Egypt and were therefore very different from
the rest of the Greeks.
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Crete: Minoan Civilization (Palace at Knossos)
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The Minoans Had very sophisticated art Enjoyed building palaces
and decorated them with FRESCOES FRESCO: ground up paint in
limewater mix * Shows BULL Vaulting: a ritual sport.
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Minoan Civilization Minoans known for their knowledge and use
of pottery.
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Minoans were very advanced for their time period. There main
city Knossos was more civilized than other Greeks cities at the
time. Knossos was also home to King Minos. The Minatour (half
bull/half human) was sacrificed to with male and female virgins who
were forced to try and escape through a Labyrinth or maze.
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Minoan Decline No one knows why this powerful civilization
stopped to exist One THEORY: Volcanic eruption on Thera Toxic gas
Caused Tsunamis
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Indo-Europeans Began to settle in the main areas which are
today considered Greece and Turkey Aegean Islands Peloponnesus
Ionia Anatolia Shade in the area where the Greeks Settled
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The Mycenaeans Traded in Baltic Sea Area Conquered Minoans in
1400 BCE Had no major cities but Mycenae; about 90 miles SW of
Athens Surrounded by massive wall about 20 feet thick (citadel)
Adapted Minoan writing system Advanced in Bronze & Iron
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The Citadel or fortification around the town usually housed the
royal family, some nobles, and artisans. The rest of the population
lived outside. The Mycenaean's were not Greek speaking peoples and
built up power near the Anatolian Coast.
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The Mycenaean Civilization Agamemnon's famous Lions Gate
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King Agamemnon Proves Mycenaean and eventually Greek use of
bronze. Pottery vessels were very important to the Mycenaeans and
the Greeks because it was used to sell goods in and trade.
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Greeks lived in all parts of Greece, the low-lands near seas,
in the mountains and near the limited fertile areas. They were
divided by mountains and seas and were never really an organized
country unless they had to be. In fact, Greek settlement in the
Mediterranean Sea continued for years as they were always looking
for more trees to build boats and more fertile land. Sometimes this
would lead to trouble. These tiny civilizations are known as the
Greek Polis or City States. ** Greeks civilizations referred to as
tribes, orders or Fraternities.
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POLIS or CITY STATE the city including all its institutions,
social, political and economic parts SUMERIA Vatican City Agrigento
Greek City State in Sicily, Italy
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The Trojan War 1200 BCE The Mycenaean kings unite the Greeks
and fought a 10 year war with Troy WHY!?!? * Troy Greek mythology:
Zeus had become king of the gods by overthrowing his father Cronus.
Zeus was not faithful to his wife and had many relationships from
which many children were born. Since Zeus believed that there were
too many people populating the earth, he used the Trojan War as a
means to depopulate the Earth, especially his descendants
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Helen
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Kidnapped?
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Caused War
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The TROJAN Wall!
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How do we get in???
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The Trojan Horse of Course!
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Fact or Fiction? Heinrich Shliemann excavated Turkey Discovered
this story may be TRUE!!
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The Boring Theory Trojan war was Fought over: Struggle for
control of a crucial waterways in the Aegean Sea
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Effects of the Trojan War: 1)The Dorians destroy Greek unity
shortly after war. a)Less advanced then the Mycenaean's b)Forgot
the art of writing during this age - No written record exists c)
Little known about this time 2)The area of Greece falls into a Dark
Age with limited trade and a lengthy isolation ( about 300 years)
3)Epic Literature Period 1)Homer possible writer of the time
period, supposedly blind. Maybe did not exist????? a)Illiad Story
about Trojan War b)Odyssey Story about Odysseus Voyage home
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Homer: The Heroic Age The Dorians (who defeated the Mycenaean's
around 1100 BCE) didnt read or write but have a strong oral
tradition leading to Homeric Epics: The Iliad and Odyssey. IS HE
REAL?????
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Reemergence of Greek City - States beginning in 900s BCE
Beginning of contact with other Mediterranean People especially
Phoenicians More written Records Citadels no longer used Only Free
Classes have Say in government Separation of People into Citizens
and slaves
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Greek City-States Individual political units consisting of the
city center and the surrounding fertile farmland. Same as countries
(nation-states) today.
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Greeks are the experimenters of government Archon a ruler
(vague) Democracy people rule Oligarchy rule of the Few Monarchy
rule of the One Tyrannum deliberate will of the people to set up
one ruler by coup Plutocracy Rule of the Wealthy Aristocracy rule
of the Best Aeropagus War Council or High Council Gerusia High
Council of Elders
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Go To Persian War PPT
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1.In a democracy, only citizens are allowed to participate in
the government. 2.Democracy is a better form of government than
tyranny. 3.If Athens was really a democracy, Athenian women should
have been able to participate in the government. 4.Spartan women
enjoyed more personal freedoms than Athenian women. 5.Draco issued
laws that made some offenses punishable by death. 6.Draconian laws
were cruel and placed unreasonable demands on citizens. 7.The
Ionians believed the Dorians were barbarians. 8.The Ionians
exported the finest pottery in ancient Greece. 9.The
military-minded Spartans regularly won the Olympic games. 10.As
most Athenians realized, it is more important to cultivate the mind
than to build up the body. 11.By 507 B.C., all male Athenian
citizensregardless of their class statuswere members of the
assembly. 12.By 507 B.C., all male Athenian citizensregardless of
their class statuswere members of a superior system of
democracy.
