DirectionsDirections• Take out a sheet of paper• Draw this on the whole front side:

• Read Pages127-129 and find most important facts and info on each society

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Minoans Mycenaeans

Same:

Agenda 10-17Agenda 10-17

1. Brief PPT on City States, Acropolis, etc

2. Map Activity

3. Provo apologizes for being horrendously wrong

4. Black accepts and smirks

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The Greek City-StatesThe Greek City-States

Ch. 5 Section 1Ch. 5 Section 1

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GeographyGeography• Surrounded by seas

• Small mountain ranges kept villages separated

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Early GreeksEarly Greeks

• Minoans– Arrived on the island of

Crete in 2000 B.C.– Built a great civilization – Volcano erupts and

causes tidal waves• Destroys settlements

and weakens Minoan civilization

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Early GreeksEarly Greeks

• Mycenaeans conquered Crete in 1400 B.C.– Warlike people– Also settled southern

Greece– Earthquakes and

warfare destroyed many cities by 1200 B.C.

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Greek City-StatesGreek City-States

• Polis (city)– City surrounding a

fort

• Absolutely independent and self-sufficient

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Greek City-StatesGreek City-States

• Based on 3 ideas:– Geographical

territory– Community it

represented– Economic

independence it produced

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Greek City-StatesGreek City-States

• Similarities– Covered small areas of

land• Athens (smaller than

Rhode Island)• Sparta (smaller than

Connecticut)• Large compared to others

– Small populations (most fewer than 10,000)

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Greek City-StatesGreek City-States

• More similarities– Original forts

created on an acropolis (hill)

– Each city-state had an agora (marketplace)

• Served as a meeting place for the people

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Greek City-StatesGreek City-States

• Shared a common language and religious ideas

• Regarded all non-Greeks as barbarians

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Greek City-StatesGreek City-States

• All had independent identities

• Took great pride and loyalty in their polis

• Each had its own government and laws

SpartaSparta

• One of mightiest

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Outcome of Persian WarOutcome of Persian War

• Delian League – Athen’s became leader– City-states band together for protection– League members resented power of Athens

• Athens used $ from Delian League to rebuild– Problem?

– Athens would attack anyone who dissented

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