Geography
Europe
The Minoan civilization was the first to develop in the Aegean region. Were they Greeks?
No
The Mycenaeans moved from Asia to Greece. What did they build that became the center of their government?
palaces
The mountains and the seas separated many of the communities that developed in Greece and they became independent and made their own city-states. What is the Greek word for city-state?
Polis
What landforms was Greece dominated by?
Mountains and the Sea
What did the Minoans build that was made from Oak and Cedar trees?
Ships to trade
Gold
What was in the Polis?
At the center was a fort on a hill, a temple, an agora to meet, cities, villages, farmland
Greece is on a Peninsula. What is a peninsula?
A body of land with water on 3 sides.
The Minoans traded with Egypt. What is one thing they got from Egypt or gave to Egypt?
They traded pottery and stone vases for ivory and metals
The Minoans came to visit Greece and the Mycenaeans learned from the Minoans. What is one thing they learned from them?
They learned how to build ships, tools and weapons from bronze. They learned how the Minoans used the stars and the sun to map the seas, they began to worship the Minoans' Chief God
What happened at the Agora (an open area outside in the Polis)?
It was used as a marketplace, a place to debate politics, pass laws and have businesses
The Minoans lived on the island of Crete. What did they build ships of, from resources they had available?
Oak and Cedar trees from Crete's forest.
The Minoan civilization collapsed. What was one reason that historians believe could have caused it to collapse?
The Mycenaeans invaded Crete
The Mycenaean civilization began to decline, the Dorians came and took control and this period of time was called _____.
The Dark Age
Today, the English words Police and Politics come from what Greek word?
Polis
They had narrow fertile plains along the coast between the mountains and the climate was mild (not too hot or cold)
When the Greeks were coming out of the Dark Age and trading increased, there was a need for writing. Who did the Greeks trade with that they took their alphabet from?
The Phoenicians