1. Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States
Chapter 5 Section 1
Early Greeks
and the Rise of City-States

3. The Sea and Land Geography & Greek Life *Balkan Peninsula: poor soil.
*Surrounded by seas: played very important role
*Fishermen, sailors, traders
Colonies in Med. Sea

4. Geography and Government
The Sea and Land
Geography and Government
*Lack of unity
*Mountain ranges/villages
*Open to invasion from North
*Rivers: short
*City-states instead of Empire

6. Early Greeks *2000 B.C. *Minoans/Island of Crete *Europeans
earliest Greek civilization.
*Minoans/Island of Crete
*Europeans
enter Greece

7. Minoans *King Minos: Ruler of Crete Sailors & Traders
Nobles: running water
Painted frescoes
*Volcanic Eruption: tidal waves destroyed islands.
*Conquered by Mycenaeans

11. Mycenaeans *Controlled mainland Greece *Clans & Tribes: Warriors
1600 – 1200 B.C.
*Clans & Tribes: Warriors
*Linear B Writing: early form of Greek Writing.
*War and earthquakes destroyed most cities by 1200

12. Linear B Writing

13. City-States of Greece *800 B.C. Polis (City-states) develop.
*Developed around forts (Acropolis).
*Included all land
around the city.
-Farmland

14. Three Ideas of the Polis
Geographical territory of the city-state
Political and economic independence it produced
Community that it represented

15. Similarities: City-States
*Small areas of land
*Small population
10,000 or less
*Fort on an acropolis (hill)
*Agora (marketplace)
*Language, religion, culture, festivals

19. Differences: City-States
*Politically independent
Each Polis = own government.
*Calendars, money, weights and measures, Laws
*Extreme Pride in Polis: willing to die for it
Die for nation.