Social Studies GREECE
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- Where was Greece?
- In the center of the Aegean
- How did the sea help the people of Greece?
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Connected them together
Linked to other people's products & ideas -
Climate?
What did this lead to? -
Mild Winters
Hot &Sunny Summers
This way, farmers could raise crops all year round -
What crops did the Greeks raise?
When did they harvest it? -
Grapes and Olives - spring
Harvest- fall - ____________ divided Greece into______ _____________
- Rugged mountains &bays & inlets of the seas; small isolated regions
- What did Minoans create?
- System of writing; fine artwork; statues; pottery; metal bowls; jewelry; weavings
- The Minoans carried ________ with who?
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rich trade
Egypt, Phoenicia, Mesopotamia -
Crete's palaces were very ________.
Why? - advanced; under ground plumbing, running water, beautiful wall murals
- __________ conquered the Minoans in _______. They became....
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Myceneans; 1450 BC
the dominant civilization - Explain the Dark Ages in detail
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It is when the Mycenaenan culture began to decline around 1100s BC.
The trade was standstill
Language-disapeared
People- isolated villages - When did the Greeks begin to write again?
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800 BC.
The oral tradition had still continued before - Name 4 forms of government in Greece
- Democracy; Monarchy; Oligarchy; Tyrant
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What is democracy?
Monarchy?
Oligarchy?
Tyrant? -
Democracy- government of the people
Monarchy- ruled by king
Oligarchy- few people have power over greater group of people
Tyrant- one leader takes over - Athenian democracy was ????
- The world's first democracy
- Detials of Athenian democracy
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500 citizens on the council. These were picked randomly every year. They proposed new laws, and met about every 9 days
Citizens were also the jury in law courts
Council members &jurors were paid so that poor and rich citizens could afford to take time off of work - Who worshipped Zeus and his family?
- All of the Greeks, no matter what city state
- Each god had ???
- specific role; duties; powers
- Sanctuaries were ______?
- sacred
- Stories told of ?????
- Great power of the gods
- If a Greek wanted something, what would they do?
- Pray to a specific god for a certain thing
- What was Olympia?
- It was the place where the Olympic Games took place every four years.
- Why was Olympia a good place for the Olympic Games?
- The land in the broad river valley was flat allowing races to go far
- What games were in the Olympic Games?
- foot races;horse races; chariot races
- The point of the Olympics was?
- Greeks believed Zeus and other gods had a special delight in watching athletes display their skill and strength
- Why did many Greeks leave their valubles at Delphi?
- Because Delphi was a sacred site, and no theif would dare to steal there.
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What are shrines?
What was the point of priests and priestesses? -
shrines were where message were revealed by oracles
The priests and priestesses interpreted the messages