PPT-Greek Civilization

8 The Symposium wine vessels oinochoe krater skyphos kylix musical instruments auloi barbiton lyre fun amp games kottabos hetairai sym posion symposiarch. Ameri can political leaders frequently said that the United States was the heir to Western civi lization and that it had a duty to defend the West against its enemies most obviously the communist bloc led by the Soviet Union sometimes termed the Eas Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . Minoan Civilization . Sir Arthur Evans. discovered ancient ruins on the island of Crete in 1878. . He named the civilization after the legendary tale of . King Minos and the Minotaur. .. The Minoans were advanced in many ways, one included the use of . Corporate Sponsorship. “Shanti – A Journey of Peace”. ©2014 Dharma Civilization Foundation. All rights reserved.. Shanti in Sanskrit means “Peace”. Shanti is a spectacular multi-media musical production, featuring over 250 Bay Area artists, that integrates western forms of music, choir, dance and orchestral symphony with Indian musical and dance elements. . How a culture is considered a civilization. What is Civilization?. The Oxford Dictionary gives one definition as . "the act or process of civilizing or being civilized." . The other definition that the Oxford Dictionary gives is: . . Do Now: Write a response to the . . . following question, . “What does the dialogue tell you about . Ancient Greek civilization?”. Person A: “I am Greek, but I am also Spartan!”. Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez. Primary Content Source: Prentice Hall World History. Images as cited.. Washed by the warm waters of the Aegean Sea, Crete was home to a brilliant early civilization. Minoan civilization reached its height between 1750 B.C.E. and 1500 B.C. E.. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Andrew Scholtz, Instructor. Question…. How does envy win?. Another question…. Why doesn’t envy vanquish fortune?. Ho phthonos . tukhēn. . ou. . nikai. “Envy does not vanquish fortune!”. Portico column, agora, Aphrodisias, ca. 500 CE. How were the two civilizations we studied yesterday similar? How were they different?. Minoan . Civilization. Located on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea . EGYPT. Mesopotamia. Peloponnese . Unit Essential Question: . How does one characterize a civilization?. 5 Themes of Geography Review using Egypt as an example. Lesson Essential Question:. How do the Five Themes of Geography influence the development of civilization?. Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. 3000 BC - 1500 BC.  In 1922, archaeologists found something exciting! They found the remains of an ancient city called Harappa. They found another city, located 400 miles southwest of Harappa, called Mohenjo-Daro. Other ancient cities from the same period, arranged in the same way, have been found since. Collectively, this civilization is referred to as the Indus Valley Civilization (sometimes, the Harappan civilization). This civilization existed from about 3000-2,500 BCE to about 1500 BCE, which means it existed at about the same time as the Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations..