The Greeks: The First European Civilization

Lo1: to identify the Greeks as the first European civilization
Lo2: define the 3 periods of Greek history 

 Lo1: 
They are the first people to build complex structures and communicate with other towns.

 Lo2: 
Archaic Greece- the period in Greek history lasting the eighth century BC to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC

Classical Greece- a period of around 200 years in Greek culture. This Classical period saw the annexation of much of modern-day Greece by the Persian Empire and its subsequent independence. Classical Greece had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire and on the foundations of Western Civilization

Hellenistic Greece- the period between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the annexation of the Classical Greek Achaean League heartlands by the Roman Empire


Homework: 
Mycenaean - an inhabitant of Mycenae or member of the Mycenaean people

Trojan War - waged against the city of Troy by Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband, the king of Sports. This war was one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature

Dorian - a member of Hellenic people speaking the Doric dialect of Greek, thought to have entered Greece from the north

Homer - the legendary author of the Odyssey, set during the Trojan War

epic - a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation

myth - a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events

2. I think that the most important cultures on the chart was the Mycenaean adaptation of Minoan culture because this shaped their whole lifestyle.

3. Being close to the sea enabled them to communicate and trade with other countries.

4. They adapted religious practices, art, politics and literature.

5. At this time, if they didn't have a writing system, they would have to communicate through their knowledge of the subject.

6. The mountains made it difficult to travel throughout Greece. This caused the Greeks to separate and create their own civilizations to where they could travel easily.



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