The Greeks : The First European Civilization

Topic:  The Greeks : The first European Civilization
lo1: to identify he Greeks as the first European Civilization 
lo2: Define the 3 periods of Greek history
Homework: Cultures of the Mountains and Sea... 
TERMS & NAMES 
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
• Mycenaean -  the people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.
• Trojan War -  During the 1200s B.C., the Mycenaeans fought a ten-year war against Troy, an independent trading city located in Anatolia.
• Dorian - the Dorians spoke a dialect of Greek and may have been distant relatives of the Bronze Age Greeks.
• Homer - the greatest storyteller, who was a blind man
• epic - narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds,
• myth - through myths, the Greeks sought to understand the mysteries of nature and the power of human passions.
USING YOUR READING GUIDE NOTES
2. Which of the cultures on your chart do you think contributed the most to Greek culture? Explain.
One of the cultures that I think contributed the most to the Greek culture was literature. This influence many others things in the Greek culture.

MAIN IDEAS
3. What impact did nearness to the sea have on the development of Greece?
It united the country and also created a route for trade and transportation from one community to the other.
4. What aspects of culture did the Mycenaeans adopt from the Minoans?
Some culture aspects that the Mycenaeans adopt from the Minoans were trade techniques, art, literature, and politics.
5. Why were the epics of importance to the Greeks of the Dorian period?
The epics were important to the Greeks of the Dorian period because they were the only piece of any sort of written record during that time.
6. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS How did the physical geography of Greece cause Greek-speaking peoples to develop separate, isolated communities?
The physical geography of Greece caused Greek - speaking peoples to develop separate, isolated communities because the country is made of up mountains, so different communities would settle in separate valleys.
Guided Reading : 
1. Location “around” a sea
The location around the sea helped encourage trade with neighboring countries, connected to Greece
2. Rugged mountains
They divide the people and helped with protection from invaders. But also made it very difficult to transport goods.
3. Little fertile farmland
An area where it made growing crops easy for a small community, but it could not support a large community.
4. Moderate climate
Moderate temperature was appreciated by many citizens who worked outside and spent most of their time outside. Also helped with growing certain crops.
5. Mycenaean adaptation of Minoan culture
Minoan culture had no military development. Mycenaeans focused on building a military
6. The Trojan War
The economic rivalry between Mycenaeans and Troy for control straits between the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
7. The collapse of Mycenaean civilization
The Mycenaean civilization was attacked. Dorians moved into country. The Dorians were less advanced then Mycenaeans, economy collapsed, little trade, no written records.

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