Week 4 - 9/19 - 9/23

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 Minoan could have been Atlantis. 

Mycenaeans

  • Controlled the area around Greece from 1600 BC 1100 BC.
  • Heavily influenced by the Minoans
    • Much more war-like than Minoans (based on art)
  • Known for their trade around the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean sea. 
  • Known for their piracy on the seas surrounding Greece. 
  • Known for their city-states-Athens, Mycenae, Pylos, Tiryns.

  • Historians aren't sure if city-states were independent or more united. 
  • Mycenaean's did unite to fight the Trojan War against Troy. 
  • The Mycenaean's fell apart due to wars and the Seas people's sacking their city-states
  • Eventually the Dorian's came down from the north and took over Greece. 

Dorian's - 1150 - 750 BC

  • Came from the area north of Greece 
  • Less advanced than the Mycenaean's 
  • Trade and culture slowed.
  • Greece went into a Dark age. 

Trojan war 1194 - 1184 BC

  • Fought between Mycenaean Greeks and Troy
  • War began after the abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta by the Trojan prince, Paris 
  • Helen's husband, Menelaus, convinced his brother Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, to lead an expedition to get her back. 
  • Agamemnon was joined by the Greek Heroes Achilles and Odysseus.
  • They crossed the Aegean Sea and laid siege to Troy. 
  • Demanded Helen's return. 

Wednesday - 

Greek City-States

  • Polis
    • City - Minneapolis, Indianapolis 
  • Acropolis 
    • A settlement in a city on higher ground used for Dense and a place to discuss politics 

Types of government in city-states

  • Monarchy 
    • Government ruled by one person-king, queen.
  • Aristocracy 
    • Government ruled by a small group of wealthy, landowning families. 
  • Oligarchy 
    • A government ruled by a few powerful people. 
  • Tyrant 
    • Powerful individuals who seize control from the government.
    • could be good or bad. 
    • Today we see tyranny as a bad thing. 
  • Democracy
    • Rule by the people. 
    • Athens had perhaps the world's first democracy. 
    • Only allowed citizens to participate. 
      • Women, slaves and foreigners were not citizens. 

Education in greece

  • Only for the sons of wealthy families.
  • Started at age 7 and focused on developing good citizens.
  • Studied reading, grammar, poetry, history, math, music, logic and public speaking. 
  • Public debate and athletics were also stressed. 
  • Once older, students went to military school. 
  • Girls were educated by their mothers in the home to do cleaning, cooking, child-rearing, Etc. 

Ancient Olympics

  • Records of Olympics date to 776 BC and lasted until 393 AD when the Romans ended them.
  • Lasted one day at first but eventually extended to five days. 
  • Happened every four years.
  • Started as a tribute to Zeus and has a mythological origin. 
  • The modern Olympic Games started up again in 1896.
  • The big competition at the games was the Pentathlon.
    • Long jump
    • Javelin
    • Discus
    • Stadion - 200 yards
    • Wrestling 

Greek City-state Sparta

  • Sparta was very powerful and had its own army
    • Defeated the Messenians in 725 BC and in 650 BC. 
  • Unlike Athens and other city-states, it did not have democracy. 
  • Built a military state. 
  • Sparta conquered other city-states to gain wealth and power. 
  • Valued duty, strength and discipline over freedom, beauty and learning. 

Spartan Classes

  • Only men born in Sparta were citizens. 
  • Women were not allowed to become citizens. 
  • The second class in Sparta were people who came form other city-states or other countries. 
    • They could own businesses but not become citizens.
  • The third class were helots/slaves. 
    • Worked the fields or were servants. 

Spartan Warriors

  • Learning to read and write in Sparta was not very important. 
  • Training to become a good soldiers was stressed. 
  • Young boys left home at 7 and trained to be soldiers until they were 30. 
  • Athletics was also stressed. 

Spartan Women

  • Service to Sparta was stressed.
  • Received some military training. 
  • Athletics were stressed. 
  • Had quite a bit of freedom in comparison to Athens. 
    • Could run family estates when husband was off at war. 

Thursday - Work day 

Friday - Work day 

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