Interactive notebook FRIDAY

Knossos Discovered by Arthur Evans What did he find there? A palace The palace had that were used as workshops and for storing food

The Minoans How did they disappear? What do we know about them? Check your timeline flags! They made jewelry, vases and statues They made wooden ships to trade to Egypt and Syria Traded pottery and stone vases for ivory and metals Patrolled the Mediterranean Sea to protect trade from pirates How did they disappear? Check your timeline flags!

Where and when did the Mycenaean's live? Check your timeline flags! What do we know about their culture? Each king lived in a palace built on a hill Had thick, stone walls to protect them Nobles lived on large farms outside the walls Enslaved people and workers lived in villages Made clothes, jars, leather shields and metal swords

What happened to the Mycenaean civilization? The Mycenaean Civilization grew weak The many kings fought each other Earthquakes destroyed their palaces

The dark ages What happened? When were the Dark Ages? Check your timeline flags! What happened? People left Greece Trade slowed down and people made fewer things to sell Farmers only grew enough food for their families People were very poor

How did the dark ages end? Trade began to increase People came back to mainland Greece Those people brought back new ideas, crafts and skills

The Greeks How did the Greeks live? They lived in small communities ruled by kings Communities were independent What kind of jobs did the Greeks do? Farming Ship building Trading How did Greek culture change over time? Bards began to write stories down instead of speaking them As trade increased they adopted the Phoenician alphabet to keep records

City-states Describe a polis What was the purpose of an acropolis? Use your vocab! What was the purpose of an acropolis? An acropolis is a temple built high up on a mountain or hill Make an inference as to why you think they existed What was an aogra? City-State A city state is a city made up of small states, or territories. City-States in Greece were made up of: an acropolis, an agora, city neighborhoods and villages and farms on the outskirts. Draw a map of what you think it looked like and describe its parts!

Greek colonies Why did the Greeks begin forming colonies? By 700 B.C. farmers could not grow enough food for everyone People were sent out to form colonies Where did the Greeks settle? Along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea Sicily, France, Spain, North Africa and Western Asia Why did the Greeks mint coins? To make trade easier! How did the colonies make Greece stronger? Each different colony created its own specialty – something it was good at making Greece had more good Trade increased and Greece became wealthy

Done early? Glue your two LIGHT BULB questions (they’re in your envelope) to a new page and answer them based on what you’ve learned so far (your notes). You may have to make inferences 