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Ελλάδα: Το ομόσπονδο κράτος του Ελληνισμού
Εξηγήστε τα πλεονεκτήματα της Κρήτης κατείχε η οποία της επέτρεψε να αναπτύξει ένα εξελιγμένο πολιτισμό, την αξιολόγηση της achievemens αυτού του πολιτισμού, καθώς και τους λόγους για αυτό είναι παρακμή.
Περιγράψτε την πολιτική και κοινωνική οργάνωση του μυκηναϊκού πολιτισμού, όπως αποκάλυψαν στο αρχαιολογικό και εγγράφως.
3.2: Explain the advantages Crete possessed which enabled it to develop a sophisticated civilization, evaluate the achievements of that civilization, and the reasons for it’s decline. 3.3: Describe the political and social organization of Mycenaean civilization as revealed in the archaeological and written record.
Minoan BCE Mycenaean BCE The Dark Ages BCE City-States/Colonization – BCE Persian Wars – BCE Classical Greece – BCE The Hellenistic Age – BCE Greco-Roman Period – 27 BCE-400 AD
Central location for trade with Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Egypt led to early development and progress;
System of Weights and Measures Early Science Skilled mathematicians ◦ Decimals ◦ Percentage ◦ Geometry Used astronomy to aid in navigation and agriculture Plumbing, sewage, mechanics
Minoan ArtMinoan Religion We know very little except they were polytheistic and revered the bull Temples Sun Goddesses
Theories Volcanic Eruption Tsunami Invasion
Mainland Greece and Crete Trade Skilled craftspeople
Bulls and animals Linear B writing
King Landowners Community Elders 2 groups of free men: those who worked in the palace and those who lived in the community
Sea People Most likely cause of demise of Mycenaean civilization Ushers in “Dark Age” of Greek history WHY “DARK AGE?”
Using the handout and the textbook: 1. Read the sheets in the handout package 2. Complete the task on page 4 of the handout using the textbook 3. If you don’t finish today, have it done when you return on Tuesday of next week