Chapter 9.1 The Rise of the Greek Civilization The Ancient Greeks Chapter 9.1 The Rise of the Greek Civilization
Where in the World is Greece?
Ancient Greece
What type of topography did Ancient Greece have? What type of jobs did they have?
What type of foods do you think they ate? What type of crops did they grow? What type of animals did they domesticate? What type of climate did the ancient Greeks enjoy?
Greek Empire What civilizations that we have covered, were included in the Greek Empire?
Greece Today
Mountains and Seas Greece was the first civilization to develop in Europe and the western part of Asia. Greeks settled in an area dominated by mountains and seas
Balkan Peninsula Greece is located on the Balkan Peninsula
Greece is located in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
Mediterranean Sea
Islands of the Aegean Sea
An Island Civilization Greek myths describe an early civilization on an island called Crete Civilization was called the Minoans
Minoans- 2500BC to 1450 BC Built palace at Knossos 1st to develop in Aegean region NOT GREEKS Trade was important economic activity
Minoan Minoan civilization collapsed Reasons Earthquakes Invaded by Mycenaeans
Mycenaeans Mycenaeans moved into mainland Greece
Mycenaean Kingdom Mycenean king lived in a palace on a hill Protected by walls
Traders and Warriors Mycenaeans conquered Minoans Controlled trade in Aegean Mycenaeans were proud of military successes in Trojan War
A Dark Age Mycenaean kingdoms fought Earthquakes destroyed their fortresses Mycenaean civilization crumbled
The Hellenes Hellenes or Greeks Lived on Greek mainland Adopted an alphabet from Phoenician traders
Colonies and Trade Greeks established colonies A colony is a settlement in a new territory that has close ties to its homeland
The Greek City-State City-state was made up of a town or city and the surrounding area Each city-state or polis was like an independent country
What Did a Polis Look Like? Fort on hilltop The hilltop was called an acropolis Agora or marketplace
What Did Citizenship Mean to the Greeks? Male citizens had the right to vote, hold office, own property, and defend themselves in court Only free, land-owning men born in the polis could be citizens
Citizen Soldiers Wars were fought by wealthy nobles riding horses and driving chariots Citizens called hoplites made up city-state armies
Hoplites Fought on foot Heavily armed Carried a round shield, sword, and spear Fought in a formation called a phalanx