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10. Teacher version worksheet
1. The Minoan civilization (3.000 BC-1450 BC)
One of the earliest civilizations to
appear around Greece was on the
island of Crete. The name comes
from their King Minos, who grew rich
from trade, and built fine palaces.
The Minotaur
2. The Myceneans (until 1200 BC)
They were the soldiers from
mainland Greece who fought Troy
(13th century BC). They were divided
into kingdoms, each containing a
territory
and
a
population
distributed into both small towns
and large estates owned by the
nobility. At the end of the period,
this civilization began to disappear
because of Dorian and Sea people
invasions.
Trojan Horse from the movie Troy
3. The Dark Age (1100 BC-800 BC)
This black period started when the
Mycenean’s highly organized
culture began to disappear. The
great palaces and cities were
destroyed or abandoned, and the
population declined. During this
age, the writing of the Greek
language used by Mycenaean
bureaucrats ceases.
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4. The Archaic period (c.800-c.500 BC)
The term comes from the study of Greek
art, in which artists made sculptures in
hieratic poses that contained the seeds
of Classical art. There were significant
changes in political theory (the republican
was a form of government), the rise of the
polis, the beginning of the Olympic
Games (776 B.C.), as well as the
reintroduction of the written language
(lost during the Dark Ages), marking the
beginning of Greek literature (Homer).
This period is also characterized by the
colonization of the Mediterranean.
Kurós del Asclepeion de Paros
5. “Classical" Greece (most of the 6th, 5th and 4th centuries BC.)
It was the "golden age" of Greece.
Much of modern politics, artistic
thought, scientific thought, literature,
and philosophy derives from this
period. The Persian Wars also took
place at that time. Athens and Sparta
were dominant, but they ended
fighting each other (Peloponnesian
War).
6. Macedonia (4th centurie BC)
The wars between Athens and Sparta
had weakened the poleis. This very
large Kingdom, located in the north of
Greece, took advantage of this
situation. King Philip II conquered the
Greek territories. His son, Alexander
the Great, conquered the whole
Persian Empire and reached the Indus
River.
Map of Alexander's empire.
7. The Hellenistic period (323-146 BC)
This period is when Greek culture and power expanded into the near and
middle east. This period begins with the death of Alexander and ends with the
Roman conquest.
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Listening: Politics and society
Initially, many Greek city states were kingdoms. By the Archaic period,
most had already become aristocratic oligarchies. Inevitably, the
domination of a few of families caused problems in many poleis. In the
500s BC, a new way of government was invented in Athens. It was
democracy.
The term is derived from the Greek �ῆ��� (dêmos) "people" and
������ (krátos) "power". Now, many people and not just a few
governed. The problem it is that not all the people could participate in
politics because Greek society was divided into two groups:
- Citizens. They took part in politics, enjoyed many rights and paid taxes.
Some were very wealthy.
- Non-citizens. Women, foreigners or slaves were not allowed to take part
in politics and had no political rights at all.
A woman seated (left) and a master and his slave (right) in a phlyax play.
Other city-states founded democracies. Sparta was a notable exception
to the rest of Greece because it was ruled by not one, but two
hereditary monarchs (diarchy).
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7. Final activities
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