3.1 Meet the Greeks

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3.1 Meet the Greeks

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.1 Meet the Greeks

Goals for this lesson

At the end of this lesson you...

• understand what the Greek world looked like.
• understand why the Greeks started to colonise areas around the Mediterranean

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Who was ruling over Egypt in ancient times?

Ruling= regeren/heersen<div><br></div><div>Ruling= керуючи країною</div>

Minoan culture (from 3000 BC).

• First greek civilisation.
• Ruled by kings 
• Palace economy
• =the economy was supervised by the palace.

Crete (island on which the Minoan culture started)

Palace economy= paleiseconomie; de hele economie van een land wordt in het paleis geregeld.<div><br></div><div>Palace economy= палацове господарство; вся економіка країни регулюється в палаці.</div>

This is a mosiac: Mozaiek (kunstwerk bestaat uit kleine steentjes)<div><br></div><div>This is a mosiac: Мозаїка (твір складається з дрібних камінців)</div>

Mycenaean culture (from 1600 BC.)

• Palace economy
• New greek script (letters)
• Had many wars with Troy (current day Turkey)

This is the gate of Mycene called the Liongate

This is the mythical horse of Troy

The dark ages (1100 - 800 BC.)

• Cities were empty
• Writing stopped
• Back to agricultural society
• Even the mighty Egypt collapsed

Agricultural society: most people live in villages and are farmers.<div><br></div><div>Agricultural society: більшість людей живе в селах і є фермерами.</div>

What do you think caused the broze age collapse of greek society?

Collapse: instorting<div><br></div><div>Collapse: руйнування</div>

The first cities

• 850 BC trade started again
• Tradingposts - > cities
• Ruled by kings = monarchy

Monarchy= morarchie= bestuur door een koning<div><br></div><div>Monarchy= морархія = правління короля</div>

City states

• 850 BC: 700 city states
• Independent 
• Polis = city state (poleis plural)
• Politics = governing a city or country

City state = Polis = Een stad met omliggend land dat zichzelf regeert.<div><br></div><div>City state= Polis = Місто з навколишньою землею, яке керує собою.</div>

Be gone you king (850 BC)

• Most poleis became a aristocracy
• =ruled by a few nobles
• Citizens also got more influence on politics.

What is the greek word for city state? (singular)

Can you give an example of a modern city state (independent)

Cause 1 for leaving Greece

Cause 2 for leaving Greece

Cause= oorzaak of reden<div><br></div><div>Cause= викликати</div>

A map of all Greek colonies

Colonies

• Colonies: Territory outside of the homeland.

Colony= Kolonie= stuk land buiten het moederland<div><br></div><div>Colony= Колонія = ділянка землі за межами батьківщини</div>

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.1 Meet the Greeks

Goals for this lesson

At the end of this lesson you...

• understand what the Greek world looked like.
• understand why the Greeks started to colonise areas around the Mediterranean

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