Notes:
Classical Greece
Sea- allowed for great opportunity for trade and travel. Also was important because it allowed Greece to get the natural resources that it lacked: timber, precious metals, and usable farmland.
Land-
- rugged mountains covered about 3/4 of ancient Greece.
- Mountains were often the divider for different regions.
- Played a big role in wars. Hard to move through the mountains with large army.
Climate: Upper 40's in the winter, and lower 80's in the summer. The climate allowed for many different outdoor activities.
Three Big Players in Classical Greece:
Minoan Influence:
Minoans- created an elegant civilization that had great power that started around 3,000 BC. Minoans culture influence the Mycenaeans. Writing language, design, trade, and used ships to trade goods.
Develops: the Mycenaens were heavily influenced by the Minoans, they came from Indo-Europeans migrants. Dominated Greece from 1600 BC to 1100BC.
Dorians:
-Spoke a kind of Greek
- Were not as advanced the others, no writing system.
- Focused more on storytelling, and the best storyteller was Homer.
Assignment: Key Players: Both Individual and Group.
- What occured?
- Any trickery involved?
- Lasting effects?
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