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Greece

Welcome to. Greece. Early Peoples. Minoans (1759-1500 BC ): earliest Greek inhabitants Knossos Frescoes- Paintings done on wet plaster walls . Early Peoples. Mycenaeans (1400-1200 BC) Located on island of Crete 1st Greek-speaking people of whom we have record Trojan War- 1250 BC.

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Greece

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  1. Welcome to Greece

  2. Early Peoples • Minoans (1759-1500 BC): earliest Greek inhabitants • Knossos • Frescoes- Paintings done on wet plaster walls

  3. Early Peoples • Mycenaeans(1400-1200 BC) • Located on island of Crete • 1st Greek-speaking people of whom we have record • Trojan War- 1250 BC

  4. Early Peoples • Dark Age of Greece • Dorians

  5. Early Peoples • Homer • Created Iliad and Odyssey • Epics of Trojan War

  6. Rise of Greek City-States • Geography- helped create city-states • Mountains kept villages apart • Seas- provided link to outside world • alphabet- expounded on Phoenician alphabet by creating vowels • Polis- Greek for city-state • Acropolis- a high city

  7. Government • monarchy- king or queen exercises central power • aristocracy- rule by landholding elite • oligarchy- government by a small group

  8. Warfare • Phalanx- Formation of foot soldiers used to penetrate enemy lines

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