Notes On Early Greek Civilizations

Notes on early Greek civilizations TITLE CORNELL NOTESBRONZE AGE; THE MINOANS Have out greek map and work on it for ten minutes

TITLE CORNELL NOTES BRONZE AGE- THE MINOANS

objective

Learn who the first greeks were and what their legacy is.

NOTES on bronze age WHO WERE THE MINOANS?

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Who were the Minoans?

 Known

as cretans  Farmers and traders  Grew

wheat, barley, grapes , olives  Cash crops tradedolives and grapes, and tin  Ship

builders

 Earned

living from sea  First seafaring civilization

WHAT WERE THE PEOPLE LIKE?

 What

were the people like?

 Small,

athletic, liked jewelry,  Women worked at home, also hunted  Men farmed, fished, hunted, loved sporting events,  Bull

leaping favorite sport  Boxing also favorite

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WHAT WERE THEIR CITIES LIKE?

 What

were their cities like?

 Palace

at center of city

 Largest

city - Knossos  Largest palace called house of the double axe. 1500 rooms- means “labyrinth”  Very advanced – indoor plumbing  No

walls around cities

 Sea

and navy protected them

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Bellwork – make cornell terms titled minoans:bronze age 1.Minos 2.Cretan 3.Ariadne 4.Aegeus 5.Theseus 

1. 2. 

6. Labyrinth 7. Crete 8. Knossos 9. Legacy 10. Tribute 

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WHAT KIND OF RELIGION DID THEY HAVE?

 What

was their religion?

 Run

by Priest kings

 Made

laws  Represented gods on earth  Talked to gods on mt. Jukas  Polytheistic  Main

 Certain  Lily

god was Mother Earth

things sacred

–sacred flower  Double axe- power of Mother earth and king  Dove- sacred bird 

 WHAT

HAPPENED TO THE MINOANS?

 What

 Not

certain happened  Fall came from story of to Theseus and Minotaur. Minoans?  Same say earthquake, volcanic eruption and tsunami. 

agenda  Listened

to the story of Theseus and minotaur and finished notes on the Minoans.

Bellwork – 11-3-08  TURN THESE QUESTIONS INTO STATEMENTS  Title sheet of paper The Minoans  1. The Minoans lived during what age?  2. Where did the Minoans live and what were they known as?  3. What were the Minoans the first to do?  4. What surplus made the Minoans rich? (metal)  5. What were the two sports they enjoyed?  6. What story led archaeologists to find the civilization of the Minoans?

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE- COMPARE THE MINOANS TO THE MYCENAEANS

New notes- heroic age; the mycenaeans  Who

were the Mycenaeans?

Note on heroic age Who were the Mycenaeans?

Came from grasslands north of black sea- russian Warriors built fortress palaces with walls around them. Enslaved people to work the land Hunters rather than farmers 

 How

did the Minoans affect the Mycenaeans?

Myceneans copied gold and How did the Minoans affect the bronze work Mycenaeans? 

Were taught how to build ships and navigate. Started to grow olives and began trading. Outfitted pirate fleets and raided lands rather than trade.

 WHAT 

CAUSED THE DARK AGES?

Dark ages What caused the Dark Ages?

after trojan war civil wars broke out Civil wars destroyed fortress palaces Dorians invaded greece 