Section 1 Early People of the Aegean The Minoans and the Mycenaeans
The Minoan civilization developed along the Aegean Sea
The Minoan economy was based on trade traded with the Egyptians and Mesopotamia
Cultural Diffusion The Minoans gained a lot of knowledge and technology from the other civilizations it traded with. Knossos
Knossos <--Columns <----Frescoes
The Minoan civilization was destroyed How?
The Minoan civilization was destroyed How? Possibly a natural disaster?
The Minoan civilization was destroyed How? Possibly a natural disaster? Invaders? Mycenaeans 1400bc to 1200bc
The Mycenaeans took control of the Aegean world
The Mycenaeans lived in City-States A city and the surrounding lands that govern themselves
The Trojan War A war between the Trojan city-state and the Mycenaeans Around 1250 BC Who saw “Troy?”
Homer A blind poet that was infamous for his story of the Iliad and the Odyssey
The Rise of Greek City-States Section 2
Why City-States? The Greeks were isolated by mountains (Pindus Mts.) and water
Trade the Greek coastline has many natural harbors. They traded olive oil, wine and marble. They adapted the Phoenician alphabet.
Development of the Alphabet
Colonies The Greeks began to settle colonies along the Mediterranean
Polis City-state in Ancient Greece
Acropolis Highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state
Government 4 Different Governments Evolve in the Greek “Polis” -List the 4 Governments that evolve in the Poli! -Write definitions- -Describe in your own words! Read SECTION 2 Of Chapter 4
Monarchy A government in which a king or queen exercises central power. mono- A prefix that means "one, only, single,"
Aristocracy They slowly took control from the king Aristocracy- rule by the landowning elite
Oligarchy As trade grew the merchants became more wealthy and powerful Oligarchy- government in which the ruling power belongs to a few powerful people
Democracy!!!
Warfare Phalanx – a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers