ANCIEN T GREECE
Jan 03, 2016
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