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1 4.1 PAGES 116-123 The Early Greeks

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3 How did Greeks make a living? Fishers Traders Sailors Farming (wheat, barley, grapes, OLIVES) Herders

4 Minoans Non Greek- Island of Crete Used trees to build ships and trade Traded pottery and stone vases for ivory and metals Controlled eastern Mediterranean

5 The First Greek Kingdoms Mycenaeans- invaded mainland First Greek kings

6 Mycenaean Kingdoms Palace on a hill with walls  Surrounded by farms/estates (nobles) Government tracked wealth and collected taxes  Artisans/farmers

7 Power from Trade and War Minoan trade with mainland From Minoans-Shared Ideas  Bronze work  Shipbuilding  Navigation  Religion Took over Mediterranean control/trade ($$$)

8 The Dark Ages Mycenaean collapse- earthquakes and fighting Negative Effects  Trade slowed  poverty  Decreased farming  Stopped teaching writing/craft

9 The Dark Ages Positive  Population shift- islands and Turkey (spread Greek Culture)  Dorians (north mountians) to Peloponnesus Brought iron weapons/tools  Gradual farming increase  surplus  Trade revived  Greek writing

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11 A Move to Colonize Colonies increased trade Increased trade caused increase in need for goods  Increase in demand for goods and specialization led to increase in industry to meet those needs.

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13 The Polis-Citizenship Free native born, land owning men Excluded slaves and foreign born Women/children could be citizens but no rights

14 Citizens-Responsibilities Choose officials and pass laws Vote, hold office, own property, defend in court In return, duty to serve in government and fight for polis

15 Why did the Greeks make the citizenship requirements what they were? Advantages? Disadvantages? Respond in spiral notebook. 3+ sentences


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