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Ancient Greece. Minoans Started on Crete Trading civilizations Colonies around the Aegean Sea Writing system.

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1 Ancient Greece

2 Minoans Started on Crete Trading civilizations Colonies around the Aegean Sea Writing system

3 Mycenae The Greece of the Iliad & Odyssey Small kingdoms Adapted Minoan writing systems

4 Mythology GodsGoddesses Zeus – sky & lightning, king Poseidon – sea & earthquakes Hades – underworld Apollo – prophecy, healing, poetry, music & the sun Ares – war Hephaestus – metalworking Dionysus – wine Hermes – trade, messenger Hera – marriage & women, queen Demeter – agriculture Hestia – hearth & family Athena – wisdom Artemis – hunting & moon Aphrodite – love

5 Rise of Sparta Conquered nearby cities Turned the captives into helots Spartans spent all their time training for war


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