Ancient Greece 1

During this time period, Greece was made up of over _______ different city-states

1000

Dorians

1100-750 bc

In the _______, the Mycenaeans and other Bronze Age civilizations ________ perhaps due to internal fighting, invasions, or natural disasters

1100s bc Collapsed

Mycenaeans

1600-1200 bc

Minoans

2500-1400 bc

City-States

700s-336 bc

Each city-state had an ____________ (__________) at the _________ of the city

Acropolis Fortified hill Center

The Mycenaeans were the first ________ civilization on the Greek _______

Advanced Mainland

Evans discovered colorful _______ (paintings made on wet plaster), clay ______, and figures carved from ____________

Frescoes Tablets Bronze gold and stone

_______, a Greek author wrote about their war with ______ (the Trojan war) and how the Mycenaeans ______ the Trojans in his epic poem, Iliad

Homer Troy Tricked

While the Greek city-states were politically and economically _________, each city-state spoke the same __________ and shared the same __________________

Independent Language Religious ideas and culture

In 750 bc, ______ settled into the Greek mainland and brought _______, crafts, and the _________ alphabet to the area

Ionians Culture Phoenician

In 1900 evidence of their settlement was discovered in the city of _________ by archeologist ________

Knossos Arthur Evans

The earliest Greeks were called ____________ and they lived on the Mediterranean island of _______

Minoans Crete

They traded with the ____________ and civilizations in Asia minor

Minoans egyptians

The city of ______ served as the center of their government and they were headed by a ______

Mycenae King

In the 700s bc, ______________ that had been passed down through the generations during the Dark Age was compiled into Homer's _________________

Oral poetry Iliad and odyssey

A city-state was also called a _______(it's where we get the word __________)

Polis Metropolis

Minoans earned a living from _________ by exporting wine, honey, and olive oil to Cyprus, Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Egypt's old kingdom

Sea trade

They kept detailed records of personal wealth for _____ purposes and paid taxes in ________

Tax Wheat livestock and honey

Around 1628 bc, a _______ caused by a nearby ________ wiped out many of their coastal communities

Tidal wave Volcanic eruption

The _________ of the acropolis served as the city's religious ________ and was usually home to a _________ for their local god

Top Center Temple

They also went to _____ with nearby civilizations using ______ weapons

War Bronze

the mountains also made it _______ for the different areas of greece to _______ and exchange _________

difficult communicate ideas

climate usually features ____________________

hot summers and mild winters

much of their food comes from the surrounding waters and the seas are an ________________________

important part of their economy

a city-state is an ______ with its own ______ and _______ system

independent government economic

surronded by the _______, _______, and ______ seas

ionian mediterranean aegean

one of the most important impacts is that the mountains _______________

made unification difficult

made up of the greek __________ and over _____ rocky islands

mainland 1000

the mountains helped ________ the ancient greeks by making it difficult for _____________

protect foreigners to attack

______ soil makes large-scale __________ _________ but they are well known for ____________

rocky farming difficult grapes and olives

instead of forming a civilization under one government, the ancient greeks formed ___________

seperate city-states

located in ________

southeastern europe

Dark Age- didn't build ______; didn't make ________, music or literature; ______ stopped; ________ was forgotten; ____ increased

Cities Art Trade Writing Poverty

A city-state included a _______ and the surrounding villages, fields, and _________

City Orchards

This period is called the _______ and during this time, thousands of Greeks fled the mainland and settled in _______

Dark age Ionia

By 2000 bc, the Minoans _______ the eastern Mediterranean ________

Dominated Trade

After the decline of the Mycenaeans, _______ with ________ weapons conquered the Greek _________ and ruled for about _______ years

Dorians Iron Mainland 300

Each city-state shad an _________ (____________) which served as a main public _______ where Greeks discussed ________ about government and philosophy

Agora Marketplace Meeting Ideas