PPT-Timeline of Ancient Greece

As you look through the notes fill in the important events for each date on your timeline 776 BC Discus Throw painted on pottery Crown of Olive Leaves The year of the 1st Olympic games 776 BCE. Modern ideas about democracy first developed in ancient Athens. . Athenian Democracy Ancient Greece. Athens is the capital and largest city in modern Greece, but Athens also has a long history that dates back 7000 years. . Wars among the . Greek . poli. were . common in the . fifth century before . the Common Era, . but the city-states . united to defend . themselves against . Persia, the most powerful empire in the world at that time. . Battle of Salamis. 480 B.C.E.. Essential Standards. 6.G.1 Understand geographic factors that influenced the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions (i.e. Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas) over time.. Station 1. The Gods and Myths. What . are the purposes of myths in Greek culture. ?. Myths were used to explain the world around them..  . 2. Why . is the story of Prometheus an example of a myth. ?. By: Alex, Farzan, Hezron, and Zoran. Introduction to Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece consisted of many civilizations inhabiting the surrounding islands of the Aegean sea. During the Bronze Age, the Minoans and Mycenaean both rose and declined heavily on the island of Crete. Ancient Greece contained civilizations rich in culture, philosophy, and mythology. During the Classical Greek Period (500 – 323 BCE), an intellectual revolution occurs in many areas surrounding Ancient Greece, including city-states (except for Sparta of course). Questions to think about. In what ways have modern governments been influenced by the Ancient Greeks?. In what ways have modern social ideas been influenced by the Ancient Greeks?. Persia. Religion. Government. Aegean. Cultures. Geography. The Aegean Cultures are found in the area of the Aegean Sea.. The terrain is . rocky. with a huge dependency on the . water. .. Aegean Cultures. Cycladic. Culture. Existed around 2500-2000 B.C.E.. AKA- City-state. Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside. Each had it’s own government. Acropolis- where citizens gathered to discuss city government. Athens and Democracy. Democracy: Rule by the people. 1) The Ancient Athenians are credited with: . Inventing and using the wheel . Eliminating slavery . Establishing a democratic government . Inventing the printing press . 2) The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta: . Greece has few natural resources and is 80% mountains, making agriculture difficult . Greece used the sea for trade and transportation. Greece set up trading colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Fradelos. E. 1. , . Fradelou. G. 2. ,. Chrisomalis. . M. 3. Student. , Medical school ,University of Athens, . Greece. Student. , Department of history ,archaeology and social anthropology, University of . There were "staff cant notation" with four lines, similar to our staff lines today. . The Music in Ancient Greece was written differently than today.. Homes. Ancient Greece. Most houses in Ancient Greek towns were built from stone or clay.. The roofs were covered with tiles, or reeds, and the houses had one or two . storeys. .. The floors of the rooms were tiled to keep them cool, although in winter fires in metal baskets were sometimes needed. . 1.  . Early Civilizations. :  Minoans (Crete) and Mycenae  (mi se ne) . 2.  . Classical Greece.   (flourishing of arts, literature, philosophy; domination by Sparta and Athens) . 3. . Hellenistic Age:  .