Ancient+Greece

1900-133 B.C. Katie & Dylan Ancient Greece was the basis for European and American Civilization. Three fourths of ancient greece's mainland was mountains which limited transportation and communication. It isolated the Greek city states and caused them to be at war with eachother. The Minoan Civilization was Greeks first civilizaion. Their King, Minos was the legendary king of crete. The Minoan civilization collapsed in 1400 BC after the Mycenaenn Civilization ivaded the Greek Mainland. Two of the leading Greek City States were Athens and Sparta. Athens was the smaller of the two and had about 300,000 total people. Sparta was the largest city state in Greece. In 508 BC Athens created the worlds first democratic government. The law making body, the Athenian Assembly was made up of all male citizens. It was a council of 500 men. media type="custom" key="12053691" A very important thing in Greece was philosophy. This refers to an organized system of thought. The Sophists were a group of traveling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation. Scorates was one of many critics of the Sophists. He used a teaching method known today as the Socratic method. This uses a question-and-anwser format to lead pupils to see things for themselves. ~Important People~ Homer: Authur of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Did not so much record history, but created it. Aristotle: Greek Philosopher. Argued that a citizen did not belong just to himself or herself. Pericles: a dominant figure in Athenian politics between 461 and 429 B.C.. Socrates: Sculptor whose true love was philosophy. Plato: one of Socrates student. Considered by many the greatest philosopher of Western ciivilization. ~Terms~ Minoraur- Half man and half bull Hella-What Greeks called their land Hellenes- What Greeks called themselves Acropolis(High City)- Hilltop fortress, center of government and daily life, temples to honor gods. Agora- Marketplace

**~Links~** **[|Map]- This link shows a detailed map of Ancient Greece.** **[|Timeline]- This page shows a timeline of many important events in Ancient Greece.** **[|Art]- This page talks about the differnt famous art peices we still see today from Greece.** **[|Religion]- This link talks about the religions in Ancient Greece and the importance of religion to the Greeks.** **[|Interesting Facts]- This page talks about everything from the history, geography, wars, people and much more from ancient greece.**

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