Monday-
Colossus Of Rhodes
- Statues of Helois, Greek Titan god.
- Was made of bronze.
- Same size as Statue of Liberty.
- One of the 7 wonder of the Ancient World.
- Lasted just over 50 years due to earthquake.
- Believed to have been melted down and sold by Arab invaders.
The Temple/Statue of Artemis
- Built around 800 B.C.
- Artemis is the Greek Goddess of Fertility.
- The temple was destroyed several times due to wars.
- Current day archaeologist have found the foundations of 5 temples built on top of each other.
The statue of Zeus at Olympia
- Built around 450 BC.
- The statue was said to be made of gold and marble.
- Eventually destroyed after being then apart an moved.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- Built around 353 BC.
- Tomb was built by Queen Artemisia as a tribute to her husband/brother King Mausolus.
- Destroyed by earthquakes in the 1100 - 1400's AD.
- All that survive today are the foundations blocks.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
- The lighthouse was built in 280 BC.
- It was the worlds first lighthouse ( reflected sunlight by day/fire at night).
- Most likely destroyed by earthquakes from 956 - 1325 AD.
- Remains were found in the Mediterranean Sea in 1994
- Egypt is building an underwater museum for tourists.
Geography of Greece
- Greece is a small country in Europe
- The mail part of Greece in on a peninsula
- Greece is surrounded by what three large bodies of water?
- Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Ionian Sea
- The rest of Greece is made up of Islands
- 6000 (227 being inhabited)
Importance of Geography to Greece
- The sea was extremely important to the Greeks - Why?
- Did not live "on the land" but :around the sea".
- Most Greeks lived within 85 miles of the sea.
- Used the seas as a means of transportation.
- The sea linked all parts of Greece to other areas for trade which was essential due to lack of resources.
- Mountains covered around 3/4's of ancient Greece.
Mt. Olympus
- Home of the 12 Olympian Greek gods
12 Olympian Greek gods
- Zeus
- King of the gods, sky, thunder
- Hera
- Women , Marriage
- Demeter
- Harvest, Agriculture
- Poseidon
- Sea
- Athena
- Wisdom, Courage
- Apollo
- Music, poetry, healing
- Artemis
- The hunt, wild animals, childbirth
- Aphrodite
- Love, Beauty, Pleasure
- Ares
- War
- Hermes
- Transitions and boundaries
- Hephaestus
- Blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans
- Hestia
- Hearth, home, domesticity, family
- Dionysus
- Vine, Grape harvest, wine-making, wine
- Due to mountains, transportation over land was difficult.
- Greeks did not have much fertile land for agriculture.
- Due to these issues/ ancient Greece never had a large population - no more than a few million.
- These issues might have led some leaders to look to expand.
Tuesday -
Minoan Civilization
- 2000 - 1500 BC
- Heavily influence by the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations.
- Names after legendary Crete Kind of Minos of Greek mythology.
- Known for its trade on the seas.
- Due to its isolation on the island of Crete, Generally Peaceful.
Minoans
- Known for it's advanced cities - Knossos
- Not overcrowded, plumbing, toilets, sewers
- Known for women having much higher status than in earlier civilizations.
- Known for their art and pottery.
Downfall of the Minoans
- Around 1500 BC, the Minoan civilization ended abruptly.
- Historians think it could have been an earthquake which leveled cities and their ships.
- They could have been over ran by the Mycenaean.
- Some Historians think Minoa could have been Atlantis.
Mycenaean's video
- Controlled the area around Greece from 1600 BC-1100BC
- Historians aren't sure if city-states were independent or more united
Dorian's
- 1150-750 BC
- Came from the north area of Greece
- Less advanced than the Mycenaean's
- Trade and culture slowed
- Greece went into a Dark Age
Homer
- Was a Greek epic poet from 750-700 BC
- Narrative poems celebrated heroic deeds
Wednesday-
Warring City States-
- Polis-
- City
- Acropolis-
- A settlement in a city on higher ground used for defense and a place to discuss politics.
Types of government
- Monarchy-
- lead by one person- king or queen
- Aristocracy-
- Government ruled by a small group of wealthy landowning families
- Oligarchy-
- A government ruled by a few powerful people
- Tyrants-
- Powerful individuals who seized control from the government
- could be good or bad
- Democracy-
- Ruled by the people
- Athens had perhaps the worlds first democracy
- Only allowed citizens to participate
- women, slaves, and foreigners were not citizens
Thursday- Work Day for Mythology Project
Friday- Work Day for Mythology Project
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