1. Borrow money from a pessimist… They don’t expect it back.

2. Minos, Myceneae and Athens The rise of Hellenic Greece

4. The Parthenon, Athens - 450 BCE

7. Sir Arthur Evans, 1900 Theseus and the Minotaur

8. The ship of King Minos sailing to Athens

9. Theseus & Ariadne

10. Theseus and the Minotaur

12. North entrance of Palace of Knossos

13. The Queen’s Room…

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

15. Minoan ladies, 1400

16. Sea themes on Cretan pottery

17. Bull leaping Mural, Palace at Knossos

20. The Palace at Knossos, 2200 -1400 BC

21. Homer, The Iliad - c 800 BCE Heinrich Schlieman, 1871...

22. “Origins” of the Trojan War

23. 12 th C. : The Trojan Wars

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

27. The Treasury of Atreus c 1300 BCE

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

30. Mycenaean Queen, c. 1350

32. Mycenaean bull, 1350 BCE

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

38. 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 Burials and graves were simple No massive buildings/architecture Fewer water wells were dug

39. 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

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

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

42. 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.

43. Sparta: the ultimate military state

44. Spartan warriors, c. 450 BC

45. The ruins of Ancient Sparta

46. Athens, cradle of democracy

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

48. Pericles, 499-429 BC Pericles was the central figure in Athens for over thirty years

49. Any questions?