U2 Ancient Greece & Rome Flashcards
Ancient Greece
- Land and Sea
between modern Greece and italy
- the Agean sea
heart of ancient greece
Ancient Greece
-Greek Mountains
made Greece difficult to conquer
acted as a natural particions between Greek communities
The Minoans
- culture
how was their leisure time spent
doing sports, religion, and the arts
The Minoans
-culture
how was their society organized
organized into a complex class system of nobles, merchants, artisans, bureaucrats, and laborers.
Minoans
- culture
war
had few weapons, no fortified walls
historians believe they were a peaceful people
what are some Minoan Innovations
- literacy
linear A
- remains a mystery
linear B
- probably replaced linear A
-minoan written language
what are some Minoan innovations
- bronze
- may have come from the north
-used for sharp knives, spear points, tough saws, hand chisels
what are some Minoan innovations
- high standard of living
- piped water
-flush toilets - baths in living quarters
- advanced drainage system
Minoan frescoes
- decorated many of the palace walls
- method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually wall surfaces
Mycenean Culture
was borrowed from the Minoans
-their art
- writing
- government
Mycenean military + conquests
conquered the majority of the Minoan empire. entire Aegean Sea, sacked troy
Mycenean formation of city states
- initially consisted of semi-independent city-states
- 1400BC, more prominent centres developed into city states
Persian Wars
Marathon
Thermopylae
Marathon
