Ancient Greece
Minoans Started on Crete Trading civilizations Colonies around the Aegean Sea Writing system
Mycenae The Greece of the Iliad & Odyssey Small kingdoms Adapted Minoan writing systems
Mythology GodsGoddesses Zeus – sky & lightning, king Poseidon – sea & earthquakes Hades – underworld Apollo – prophecy, healing, poetry, music & the sun Ares – war Hephaestus – metalworking Dionysus – wine Hermes – trade, messenger Hera – marriage & women, queen Demeter – agriculture Hestia – hearth & family Athena – wisdom Artemis – hunting & moon Aphrodite – love
Rise of Sparta Conquered nearby cities Turned the captives into helots Spartans spent all their time training for war