2. Early Aegean Civilization & The Rise of Hellenic Civilization

4. Parthenon, Athens - 450 BC

5. Sir Arthur Evans, 1900 Discovered the Palace of Knossos (Minoan civilization)

6. Sea themes on Cretan pottery

8. North entrance of Palace of Knossos

10. The Throne Room of King Minor c 1600 BCE

11. The Queen’s Room…

12. Prince With Lilies, c. 1500 BC The Fisherman, Crete, c 1400

13. Minoan ladies, 1400

14. Bull leaping Mural, Palace at Knossos

17. The Palace at Knossos, 2200 -1400 BC

18. Heinrich Schleiman

19. Homer, The Iliad

20. 12 th C. : The Trojan Wars

21. Origin of the Trojan War

22. Helen, Paris and Aphrodite

25. The Lion’s Gate, 1350 BC Kyriakos Pittakis, 1841

26. The Treasury of Atreus c 1300 BCE

27. Pottery, swords, knives and 100’s of gold ornaments have been found Two sets of gravesites were discovered at Mycenae

29. Mycenaean Queen, c. 1350

31. Mycenaean bull, 1350 BCE

36. Invasions usher in a “Dark Age.” (1100-800 BC)

37. Mycenaean civilization disappeared- warfare, poverty, insecurity and isolation. Extensive trade ceased The knowledge of writing was forgotten Palace workshops were abandoned Art reflected primitive forms Simple burials No massive buildings/architecture Fewer water wells were dug

38. How did life change after 800 BC? “The Greek Renaissance” 800 – 600 BC Writing again became part of Greek culture (Phoenician script!) Population increased dramatically Urbanization quickened A merchant class emerged Colonies around the Mediterranean multiplied Overseas trade expanded Rise in use of metals

39. Hesiod, wrote The Theogony and Works & Days

40. The poet Homer: broke with the traditional treatment of the heroes of myth and legend Not just deeds and actions, but added what the hero thought and felt about his behavior Developed characters who were complex in their motives, who expressed emotions such as anger, vengeance, guilt, remorse and compassion.

41. The Polis… is the name for the independent city- state of the ancient Hellenes people.

42. The polis developed into a self-governing community… that expressed the will of free citizens, not the desires of gods, hereditary kings or priests.

43. The great Greek contribution to political life: Individual members shared a sense of belonging to and participating in the polis. Community problems are caused by human beings and require human solutions. Laws expressed the rational mind of the community to insure its will and needs are met.

44. Sparta: the ultimate military state

45. Spartan warriors, c. 450 BC

46. The ruins of Ancient Sparta

47. Athens, cradle of democracy

48. Draco Solon 620’sBC 570’sBC Pisistratus, 540’s BC Cleisthenes, 508 BC