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E.– migration from Black Sea and Danube regions → modern-day Greece and Turkey\u003Cbr>• Conquered Cretans and other natives\u003Cbr>• Circa 1000 B.C. E.– controlled Greece, some of Asia Minor, and Aegean islands |  |  |\n\n\n| | The Age of Homer  |\n| --- | --- |\n| • Circa 1000 B.C. E.-circa 750 B.C. E.\u003Cbr>• Greece’s “Dark Ages” – little information known\u003Cbr>• Iliad and Odyssey\u003Cbr>• Troy discovered by Heinrich Schliemann\u003Cbr>• People – farmers, traders, and warriors\u003Cbr>• Crops and livestock – cattle, grapes, olives, sheep, wheat |  |\n\nSlide 4  \nSlide 5  \nSlide 6  \n\n| | The Age of Homer  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Homer |  | |\n\n The Geography of Greece   \n• Mountains  \n– Hindered communication and unification  \n– Caused growth of independent city-states  \n• Seas and seaports  \n– Peninsula with irregular coastline  \n– Seaports encouraged development of trade  \n• Poor farmland  \n– Few crops could be grown  \n– Forced to trade  \n– Became leading traders of Aegean and eastern Mediterranean  \n\n| | Greece’s Colonies | |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| • Circa 800-600 B.C. E.\u003Cbr>• Colonized areas around the Mediterranean – Italy’s west coast (Naples), Sicily (Syracuse), southern France (Marseilles), Egypt, Byzantium (Constantinople/Istanbul)\u003Cbr>• Spread Greek culture, language, religion |  |  |\n\nSlide 7  \nSlide 8  \nSlide 9  \n\n| Greece and the Greek Colonies |\n| --- |\n| |\n\n\n| Forces Uniting the Greeks |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Ancestry | \u003Cbr>Language |  | \u003Cbr>Literature |\n| \u003Cbr>Religion |  | \u003Cbr>Olympic Games |  |\n\nForces Uniting the Greeks  \n\n| Ancestry |\n| --- |\n| • Believed in a common ancestor – Hellen |\n\n\n| Language |\n| --- |\n| • Spoke different Greek dialects but could understand one another\u003Cbr>• Used Phoenician alphabet and added vowels |\n\n\n| Literature |\n| --- |\n| • Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey\u003Cbr>• Mythological tales |\n\nSlide 10  \nSlide 11  \nSlide 12  \nForces Uniting the Greeks  \n\n| Religion |\n| --- |\n| • Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses living on Mount Olympus\u003Cbr>• Zeus, Athena, Hades, etc. |\n\n\n| Olympic Games |\n| --- |\n| • Every four years\u003Cbr>• This four-year period was called the Olympiad\u003Cbr>• Began in 776 BCE\u003Cbr>• Physical games – boxing, broad jumps, chariot racing, dashes, discus throwing, distance running, javelin throwing\u003Cbr>• Intellectual games – art, drama, music, poetry |\n\n\n| Greek Language and Alphabet |\n| --- |\n| |\n|  |\n\n\n| | Greek Religion |  |  | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |  | | |  |\n\nSlide 13  \nSlide 14  \nSlide 15  \nForces Disuniting the Greeks   \n\n| First Loyalty Was to City-State |\n| --- |\n| • Often fought one another\u003Cbr>• This disunity eventually allowed the Macedonians to conquer Greece |\n\n\n| Geography |\n| --- |\n| • Mountains divided citystates and hindered communication |\n\n\n| Different Types of Government |\n| --- |\n| • Athens – democracy\u003Cbr>• Sparta – authoritarian and militaristic nature\u003Cbr>• Also aristocracies, oligarchies, and tyrannies |\n\n\n| | | Sparta | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | • Spartans conquered Peloponnesians\u003Cbr>– Peloponnesians became slaves, or helots\u003Cbr>• Helots outnumbered Spartans 20 to 1\u003Cbr>• Spartans feared that helots would revolt\u003Cbr>• Spartans became heavily\u003Cbr>militaristic in response |  |\n\nSlide 16  \nSlide 17  \nSlide 18  \nReview Questions  \n1. 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Compare the life of a Spartan male with the life of an American male today.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Athens and Athenian Democracy |\n| --- |\n| • Democracy\u003Cbr>– Demos (“people”) + kratein (“to rule”)\u003Cbr>• Democracy developed through various ","cbCaiodWXDrnjqUh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiodWXDrnjqUh","pdf",859532,"English","# The Early Greeks\n# The Age of Homer\n# The Geography of Greece\n# Greece’s Colonies\n# Forces Uniting the Greeks\n## Ancestry\n## Language\n## Literature\n## Religion\n## Olympic Games\n# Forces Disuniting the Greeks\n# First Loyalty Was to City-State\n# Geography\n# Different Types of Government\n# Review Questions\n# Athens and Athenian Democracy\n## Draco\n## Solon\n## Clisthenes\n# Athenian Democracy: Its Flaws","[{\"question\":\"Where did the early Greeks come from?\",\"answer\":\"The notes state that the Hellenes were Indo-European nomads, with migration from the Black Sea and Danube regions leading to areas of modern-day Greece and Turkey.\"},{\"question\":\"What forces united the Greeks, according to the notes?\",\"answer\":\"Unifying forces include shared ancestry (a common ancestor), mutual intelligibility among Greek dialects, common literature such as Homer’s epics, Greek religion, and the Olympic Games held every four years.\"},{\"question\":\"What are some ways Athenian democracy had flaws?\",\"answer\":\"The notes highlight that only about 50,000 male citizens had voting rights, adult non-citizens and women had limited roles, and direct democracy required citizens to be present. 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