Ancient Greece
Columns reflect the historical periods and city-states of Anc. Greece Beginnings Ancient Greece Timeline Minoan Culture 2600-1200 BCE Mycenaean Culture 1600-1100 BCE Geometric Period 11-8th centuries BCE Classical Period c. 507-323 BCE Hellenistic Period 323-31 BCE Columns reflect the historical periods and city-states of Anc. Greece Doric- used in the Archaic period 6th c. BCE Ionic- used in the High Classical period Corinthian- used first in city-state Corinth c. 400 BCE
Minoans Located on Crete Writing system Knossos- legendary palace of King Minos and the minotaur?
What do these images tell us about the Minoans?
Mycenaeans Located on the Peloponnese Home of King Agamemnon? Ties to the Iliad & Odyssey Linear B writing Citadels & palaces
Geometric Period Period of development for The polis (city-state) Trade Colonies in Asia Minor Single religion Rely on the works of Hesiod for information Farming Mythology
Classical Greece Period after Persian Wars when Athens was the leading city-state Developments in art, architecture, science, math, philosophy
Athenian Acropolis The Parthenon (447-438 BCE) Erechtheum (421-405 BCE)
This & That Greek Wars Notable Athenians Compare Athens & Sparta Persian Wars Peloponnesian Wars Notable Athenians Draco Solon Cleisthenes Pericles Compare Athens & Sparta Think about these city-states in terms of SPICE. How are they similar? Different? http://www.schooltube.com/video/f8836a3434a31a97579b/HORRIBLE-HISTORIES-Wife-Swap-Spartans-and-Athenians
Alexander the Great Son of Phillip II of Macedonia Becomes king after father’s death ~20 yrs Expands Macedonian (Greek) Empire to India Dies ~12 yrs after he becomes king w/o heir Kingdom divided between his 3 generals
Hellenistic Period Cultural period after the death of Alexander the Great Blending of Greek, Persian, and Egyptian cultures due to unification & expansion of Greek empire Includes art, architecture, science, math & philosophy Comes to an end Rome’s victory at Actium Cleopatra & Marc Antony