Ancient Greece (2000-500BC)

Chapter 8

Geography Located in

1)southeastern Europe

It’s a 2)peninsula that extends into the 3)Mediterranean Sea

The country is 4)mountainous

Geography 5)Forests fill some

areas of Greece Much of Greece is

6)stony and suitable only for 7)pasturage

Other areas are suitable for growing: 8)Wheat 9)Barley 10)Citrus 11)Dates 12)Olives

GeographyAncient Greece is divided into 13)3 geographical regions: 14)Northern 15)Central 16)The Peloponnese

Geography 17)20% of Greece

is made up of 18)islands

19)Crete is a large island located in the 20)Mediterranean Sea

Most of the 21)people in Greece live along the 22)coast

Geography Due to 23)terrain

it was very difficult to get from place to place 24)overland

They 25)developed into a nation of 26)sailors

They 27)sailed around the Mediterranean setting up 28)colonies and 29)outposts

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Minoans The Minoan

civilization was a 30)Bronze Age civilization

It developed on the island of 31)Crete

It flourished from around 32)2000 BC to 33)1400 BC

The Minoan 34)king lived in the capital city of 35)Knossos

Minoans His 36)palace

was a maze with 37)1500 rooms

This was a very 38)advanced civilization.

They had running 39)water and indoor 40)plumbing

Minoans They did have a

41)written language They also created

42)paintings on the walls of the palace at 43)Knossos

These depicted the 44)daily life of the people that included: 45)Starfish and water

scenes Boys and girls jumping over

46)bulls

Minoans Around 1700 BC an

47)earthquake hit Crete.

Most of the 48)Minoan civilization was 49)destroyed.

They 50)rebuilt most of their civilization

Around 1500 BC a 51)volcano erupted near the island of Crete

52)Tidal waves followed the eruption. 

Minoans The civilization

53)disappeared from the island of 54)Crete

The ancient 55)Greeks loved to tell stories about the ancient 56)Minoans

The 57)Minotaur was a major part of the 58)stories

They were 59)believed to have lived on the 60)island of Crete long, long ago.    

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Mycenaean The Mycenaean age is

sometimes called the “61)Heroic Age” or The Age of Heroes

By the late 62)1400s BC they become the 63)dominate civilization in the region

This would last until around 64)1250 BC

Mycenaean They built their

palaces on 65)hilltops

By building on hilltops they caught what 66)rainwater they could

They learned from 67)experience that if you drank 68)dirty water, you got sick or 69)died

Mycenaean They were

70)warriors They often

71)attacked other civilization in the region

They attacked the city of 72)Troy

Around 1200 BC the 73)empire starts to 74)decline

Mycenaean Again

75)earthquakes destroy many 76)cities

Invaders from 77)Europe swept through 78)Greece

This is the beginning of the 79)Dark Age

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Rise of Democracy Greece is the 80)birth

place of 81)democracy The word means “rule of

the 82)people” Around 500BC

83)Cleisthenes comes to power in Greece

The 84)form of self government was the greatest 85)achievement of ancient Greece

Rise of Democracy Cleistenes is known as

the 86)father of democracy

Under his 87)rule all citizens had the 88)right to participate in the 89)assembly

Speeches were made on 90)political issues

91)Voting was done by raise of 92)hand

Rise of Democracy People would

93)vote daily on different 94)issues

The number of 95)people changed everyday

As the 96)assembly grew it became difficult to make 97)decisions

Rise of Democracy Athenians decided

to select 97)citizens to be city officials

These people served on a small 98)council

This allowed 99)government to run more 100)efficiently

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Changing Athenian Democracy Under this

101)government the people became very 102)powerful

103)Pericles came to power in 460BC

He 104)encouraged the people to take 105)pride in their cities

Changing Athenian Democracy Promoted

participation in 106)politics

He 107)paid those who served in 108)public offices

He encouraged people to 109)spread the idea of 110)democracy

End of First Democracy Athens is

111)conquered by the 112)Macedonians in the mid 330s BC

Athenian 113)democracy stayed but was 114)limited

The 115)assembly still met and made 116)laws

By the 320s BC this form of democracy 117)disappeared

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Direct vs. Representative Democracy In 118)direct

democracy each 119)citizens participate directly in the 120)government

Each person’s 121)decision directly affects the outcome of a 122)vote

Direct vs. Representative Democracy Under

123)Representative Democracy 124)citizens elect officials to represent them in the 125)government

This is the 126)form that we use in the 127)United States

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