1. Ancient Greece

2. Columns reflect the historical periods and city-states of Anc. Greece
Beginnings
Ancient Greece Timeline
Minoan Culture BCE
Mycenaean Culture BCE
Geometric Period 11-8th centuries BCE
Classical Period c BCE
Hellenistic Period 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

3. Minoans Located on Crete Writing system
Knossos- legendary palace of King Minos and the minotaur?

4. What do these images tell us about the Minoans?

5. Mycenaeans Located on the Peloponnese Home of King Agamemnon?
Ties to the Iliad & Odyssey
Linear B writing
Citadels & palaces

7. 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

8. Classical Greece
Period after Persian Wars when Athens was the leading city-state
Developments in art, architecture, science, math, philosophy

9. Athenian Acropolis The Parthenon (447-438 BCE)
Erechtheum ( BCE)

11. 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?

12. 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

13. 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