Chapter 6 The Rise of Greek Civilization

Objectives Understand how Greece’s geographic setting influenced the development of Greek civilization. Examine early Greek history. Examine the development of democracy in Greece.

Greece’s Geographic Setting

Peninsula - An area of land surrounded by water on three sides. Greece’s Geographic Setting Peninsula - An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

Mountains are the major landforms in Greece. Greece’s Geographic Setting Mountains are the major landforms in Greece.

Greece’s Geographic Setting Mountains are the major landforms in Greece. Only about 1/5 of Greece is good for growing crops.

Greece’s Geographic Setting Mountains are the major landforms in Greece. Only about 1/5 of Greece is good for growing crops. The ancient Greeks were all islanders.

A symbol of Freedom, Art & Democracy in the civilized world. Greece’s Geographic Setting Athens A symbol of Freedom, Art & Democracy in the civilized world.

A symbol of Freedom, Art & Democracy in the civilized world. Greece’s Geographic Setting Athens A symbol of Freedom, Art & Democracy in the civilized world. Capital of Greece.

Greece’s Geographic Setting Athens A symbol of Freedom, Art & Democracy in the civilized world. Capital of Greece. Took its name from the goddess Athena.

Greece’s Geographic Setting Sparta Dates back to the Neolithic Period, at least 3,000 years before Christ.

Greece’s Geographic Setting Sparta Dates back to the Neolithic Period, at least 3,000 years before Christ. Merely a group of five villages with simple houses and a few public buildings.

Greek Beginnings

We know the Minoans through their ruins. Minoan Civilization We know the Minoans through their ruins.

Minoan Civilization We know the Minoans through their ruins. They spoke a language & wrote in a script we do not understand.

Minoan Civilization We know the Minoans through their ruins. They spoke a language & wrote in a script we do not understand. Crete was settled by the Minoans.

Minoan Civilization We know the Minoans through their ruins. They spoke a language & wrote in a script we do not understand. Crete was settled by the Minoans. Eteo-Cretans were probably the original Minoans.

Bureaucratic Monarchies. Minoan Civilization Cretan states were Bureaucratic Monarchies.

Bureaucratic Monarchies. Minoan Civilization Cretan states were Bureaucratic Monarchies. Operated their state as a business & made a great wealth from international trading.

Bureaucratic Monarchies. Minoan Civilization Cretan states were Bureaucratic Monarchies. Operated their state as a business & made a great wealth from international trading. Had an advanced Navy.

Minoan Civilization Cretan society was the first “leisure” society. Most popular sport: Boxing & Bull Jumping.

The Mycenaean Age dates during the Bronze Age. Mycenaean Civilization The Mycenaean Age dates during the Bronze Age.

Mycenaean Civilization Mycenaean Civilization is dedicated to King Agamemnon who led the Greeks in the Trojan War.

Mycenaean Civilization The palace found at Mycenae matches Homer's description of Agamemnon's residence from the Odyssey.

Mycenaean Civilization The Mycenaean's were bold traders and maintained contact with other countries from the Mediterranean and Europe.

Mycenaean Civilization The Mycenaean's were bold traders and maintained contact with other countries from the Mediterranean and Europe. They were excellent engineers and built outstanding bridges, tombs, residences and palaces.

Mycenaean Civilization Beehive Tombs

Mycenaean Civilization Mycenaean Industry Textile Metal Perfume Pottery Goldsmiths Carvers

End of the Mycenaean Civilization Theory One: Population Movement According to the first theory the Dorian’s launched a devastating attack, although this theory has been questioned because the Dorian's had always been present in Greece at that time. Alternatively, it could have been the 'Sea People' who attacked the Mycenaean's.

Theory Two: Societal Conflict Mycenaean Civilization Theory Two: Societal Conflict A internal societal conflict between the rich and poor, with the lower classes becoming impoverished and rejecting the system under which they were governed.

The Trojan War Greek myth tells the story of the Trojan War, a long struggle between Greece and the city of Troy on the west coast of Asia Minor, in present day Turkey.

Epic – A long story-telling poems. The Trojan War Iliad Odyssey Epic – A long story-telling poems.

Dark Ages of Greece

Acropolis – A high, rocky hill where early people built cities. Dark Ages of Greece Acropolis – A high, rocky hill where early people built cities.

City-States Develop City-State – A city with its own traditions and its own form of government and separate independent state.

Aristocrat – A member of a rich and powerful family. Aristocracy Aristocrat – A member of a rich and powerful family.

Aristocrat – A member of a rich and powerful family. Aristocracy Aristocrat – A member of a rich and powerful family. Tyrant - A ruler who takes power by force with the support of the middle and working class.

Democracy - A form of government in which citizens govern themselves. Democracy in Greece Democracy - A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.