ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Greece Timeline Minoan Culture 2600-1200 BCEMycenaean Culture 1600-1100 BCEGeometric Period 11-8 th centuries BCEClassical Period c. 507-323 BCEHellenistic Period 323-31 BCE

BEGINNINGS

Columns reflect the historical periods and

city-states of Anc. Greece

Doric- used in the Archaic period 6th c. BCE

Ionic- used in the High Classical period

Corinthian- used first in city-state Corinth c. 400 BCE

Located on CreteWriting systemKnossos- legendary

palace of King Minos and the minotaur?

MINOANS

What do these images tell us about the Minoans?

MYCENAEANS

Located on the PeloponneseHome of King Agamemnon?Ties to the Iliad & OdysseyLinear B writingCitadels & palaces

Period of development for• The polis (city-state)• Trade• Colonies in Asia Minor• Single religion

Rely on the works of Hesiod for information• Farming• Mythology

GEOMETRIC PERIOD

Period after Persian Wars when Athens was the leading city-state

Developments in art, architecture, science, math, philosophy

CLASSICAL GREECE

The Parthenon (447-438 BCE)

ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS

Erechtheum (421-405 BCE)

Notable AtheniansDracoSolonCleisthenesPericles

THIS & THAT

Greek WarsPersian WarsPeloponnesian

WarsCompare Athens & SpartaThink about these city-states

in terms of SPICE.How are they similar?

Different?http://www.schooltube.com/vi

deo/f8836a3434a31a97579b/HORRIBLE-HISTORIES-Wife-Swap-Spartans-and-Athenians

Son of Phillip II of MacedoniaBecomes king after father’s death ~20

yrsExpands Macedonian (Greek) Empire to

IndiaDies ~12 yrs after he becomes king w/o

heirKingdom divided between his 3

generals

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Cultural period after the death of Alexander the Great

Blending of Greek, Persian, and Egyptian cultures due to unification & expansion of Greek empire

Includes art, architecture, science, math & philosophy

Comes to an end Rome’s victory at Actium Cleopatra & Marc Antony

HELLENISTIC PERIOD