Ancient Greece. The Minoans The Minoans Named after King Minos Lived on the island of Crete (3000- 1100 B.C.) Accustomed to comfort, luxury, and beauty.

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Ancient Greece

The Minoans The Minoans Named after King Minos Lived on the island of Crete ( B.C.) Accustomed to comfort, luxury, and beauty Influenced trade and colonization The Myceneans 1600 B.C. to 1200 B.C. Defeated Troy in the Trojan War

The Dark Age The 300 year period after the fall of the Mycenean civilization Dorians invaded Greece Greeks Adapted the Phoenicians’ written signs to create the first true alphabet Greece was not politically unified This period was called “The Dark Age” because no written evidence exists from it

Greco- Persian Wars Athens and Sparta were two powerful city-states Defeated the Persians Success in defeat credit is given to Athenians win at the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Salamis

Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens Athenian empire rose due to their role in the war Athenian democracy experienced a Golden Age under Pericles He fostered high ideals/ impressive new public architecture and art Sparta, Athens’s greatest rival, was a totalitarian society who had a strong and disciplined army Sparta controlled most of the city- states in Peloponnesus mapmap

The Peloponnesian War Greece was divided between Athens and Sparta The two city-states fought each other in the war Sparta won

Alexander the Great After the defeat of Athens, it was Macedonia instead of Sparta that emerged powerfully Macedonia was ruled by King Phillip, father of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was known for his military skills Alexander’s armies spread Greek language and culture throughout what is today known as Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and India

Greek Religion: The Gods Gods were personifications of war, plague, love, the sea… etc The Greeks held festivals in order to honor the gods (Zeus in the Olympic Games) Gods often intervened in the lives of the mortals Gods gave true signs, but it was the nature of mortals to misinterpret those signs

The Delphic Oracle Mouthpiece for the God Apollo Located in the city of Delphi on Mount Parnassus People would come to ask questions about war or other political questions map map

Greek Philosophy Socrates -uncovered truth by asking probing questions Plato - envisioned a realm of changeless, perfect forms Aristotle -pioneered subjects of logic, zoology, and psychology

On your index card….. 3 things you have learned today 2 things you found interesting 1 question you still have