powerpoint on greece #1
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- 2. Ancient Greece (1750 BCE -133 BCE )
- Geography of Greece
- Early Peoples of the Aegean
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- Minoan Civilization
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- Mycenaean Civilization
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- Homer (Iliad Trojan War)
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- Greek Gods
- 3. Geography of Greece
- Aegean Sea
- Mountains and Valleys
- Islands
- Crete (Minoan)
- Rhodes
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- Minoan Civilization ( 1750 BCE -1500 BCE )
- Palace at Knossos (Island of Crete)
- * Wealth of art
- * Architecture
- Great Sailors and Traders
- Contacts with Egypt
- Mesopotamia
- Disappearance
- 5. Palace at Knossos
- Frescoes
- 6. Early Peoples of the Aegean
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- Mycenaean Civilization ( 1400 BCE -1200 BCE )
- From mainland Greece
- Attacked and stole from Minoan Civilization
- Traded as far as Sicily
- Lived in City-States
- Involved in Trojan War
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- 7. Homer and the great Epic Poems
- Homer was a blind poet
- who lived after the fall
- of the Mycenaeans
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- Told epic stories
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- that told the religious
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- and historical
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- beliefs of the Greeks
- 8. Trojan War as told by the Iliad
- 9. Trojan War ~1250 BCE
- Troy
- 10. Greek Religion
- Pantheon of Gods
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- 12 Chief Gods (Zeus and Hera) Live at Mt. Olympus
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- Many Smaller gods and demigods
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- Greek Heroes are often the offspring of Humans and Gods
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- Many mythical creatures (centaurs, nymphs)
- 11. Zeus- King of the Gods (God of the sky)
- 12. Hera Queen of the Gods (Marriage)
- 13. Poseidon God of the Seas
- 14. Hades God of the Underworld
- 15. Aphrodite God of Love/Beauty
- 16. Athena God of Wisdom/Heroes/War
- 17. Ares God of War (bloodlust)
- 18. Apollo God of the Sun/light/truth
- 19. Artemis God of the Moon/Hunting
- 20. Demeter God of Fertility/Harvest
- 21. Hephaestus - God of Fire/Forge
- 22. Hermes God of Flight/Commerce (Messenger of the Gods)
- 23. Dionysus God of Wine/Madness
- 24. Religious Worship
- City Naming
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- Athens = Athena (wisdom)
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- Sparta = Nike (victory) and Artemis (huntress)
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- Corinth = Aphrodite (love)
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- Delphi = Apollo (truth)
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- Olympia = Zeus
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- Myths Often told of quarrels between the Gods which represented their city counterparts on Earth for example a fight between Artemis and Athena in a myth might represent a historical fight between Athens and Sparta
- 25. Religious Worship
- Poems, songs, art
- Parades
- Festivals
- Dancing, theater
- Sacrifices
- Temples and Alters
- 26. Assignment (part of NB #6)
- In two to three complete sentences: write down what values/ideas/properties the Coon Rapids Cardinal should represent.
- Extra:
- Feel free to draw a picture with the mythological cardinal and some examples of what it stands for.