Greece: All the Learning, with None of the Incest (yeah Zeus, I Just Called You Out!) World History Unit 4 Sections 1-5 F2, F3

Geography Located in southeastern Europe Surrounded by Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas Lots of natural ports so trade is prevalent

Civilizations Minoans and Mycenaeans considered earliest civilizations ( BCE) BCE: Greek Dark Ages –Few written records exist Comes out of it thanks to iron tools and the introduction of grape and olive cultivation

Politics Originators of Democracy –Demos – “People”, Kratos – “Power” First election – Approx. 508 BCE

Military 490 BCE – Greece defeats Persia at Marathon –Origin of running race of same name 480 BCE – Persia defeats Greece at Thermopylae –Origin of the movie “300” 431 – 404 BCE – Peloponnesian War: Civil War between Sparta and Athens

Greek Firsts Theater – Introduction of tragedies (drama) and comedies Olympics – Ceremony to honor the Gods on Mt. Olympus –Eventually evolved into multiple events Architecture –Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns

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Mythology Sisyphys and Hades The Gordian Knot Persephone, Hades, and Demeter Pygmalion and Galatea Narcissus Icarus King Midas Prometheus and Zeus Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, and the Golden Apple Theseus and the Minotaur Pandora’s Box Cupid and Psyche