3.1 Meet the Greeks

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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

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)

This is a mosiac: Mozaiek (kunstwerk bestaat uit kleine steentjes)

Theseus and the Minotaur c. 460 BC

Modern version of Theseus fighting the Minotaur

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

A depiction of 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

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

Collapse: instorting

The first cities

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

Monarchy= morarchie= bestuur door een koning

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.

Be gone you king (850 BC)

• 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

A map of all Greek colonies

Colonies:

• Colonies: Territory outside of the homeland.

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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