... goods. Some had enough farmland to meet their own needs, so they were less dependent on trade. The Greeks traded among the city-states, with Greek colonies, and in the wider Mediterranean region. Olive oil and pottery from the mainland were exchanged for such goods as grain, timber, and metal. ...
Chapter 4: The Ancient Greeks
... The Minoans The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading. Reading Focus Imagine what it would be like to uncover a building that is more than 5,000 years old. Read to learn how such a discovery unlocked clues to Greece’s ancient past. The island of Crete (KREET) lies southeast of th ...
... The Minoans The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading. Reading Focus Imagine what it would be like to uncover a building that is more than 5,000 years old. Read to learn how such a discovery unlocked clues to Greece’s ancient past. The island of Crete (KREET) lies southeast of th ...
Ancient Greece II - College of William and Mary
... useful items, for trade, and for making coins (Apel, 2004a). Pottery ware was a major industry created by artisans, and often beautifully painted (Apel, 2004a). The Greeks were very involved in foreign and domestic trade, each city-state trading products and natural resources with one another as wel ...
... useful items, for trade, and for making coins (Apel, 2004a). Pottery ware was a major industry created by artisans, and often beautifully painted (Apel, 2004a). The Greeks were very involved in foreign and domestic trade, each city-state trading products and natural resources with one another as wel ...
Acrobatic gymnastics in Greece from ancient
... to watch men’s gymnastic contests. The Greeks invented athletic games and turned them into a competitive sport. In ancient Greek the verb αθλέω (aethleo) meant “I am an athlete-player”. Winning was an enormous credit not only for the athlete but also for his area of residence, and it was not an end ...
... to watch men’s gymnastic contests. The Greeks invented athletic games and turned them into a competitive sport. In ancient Greek the verb αθλέω (aethleo) meant “I am an athlete-player”. Winning was an enormous credit not only for the athlete but also for his area of residence, and it was not an end ...
Agamemnon and Greek Theatre Study Guide
... 4. What did Pythagorus do? 5. What did Hippocrates do? 6. Why was theatre presented in ancient Greece? 7. What year was democracy instituted in Greece? 8. What year was tragedy added to the City Dionysia? 9. Who was Arion and what did he do? 10. Who was Thespis and what did he do? 11. Where did Aris ...
... 4. What did Pythagorus do? 5. What did Hippocrates do? 6. Why was theatre presented in ancient Greece? 7. What year was democracy instituted in Greece? 8. What year was tragedy added to the City Dionysia? 9. Who was Arion and what did he do? 10. Who was Thespis and what did he do? 11. Where did Aris ...
Chapter 4: The Ancient Greeks
... The Minoans The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading. Reading Focus Imagine what it would be like to uncover a building that is more than 5,000 years old. Read to learn how such a discovery unlocked clues to Greece’s ancient past. The island of Crete (KREET) lies southeast of th ...
... The Minoans The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading. Reading Focus Imagine what it would be like to uncover a building that is more than 5,000 years old. Read to learn how such a discovery unlocked clues to Greece’s ancient past. The island of Crete (KREET) lies southeast of th ...
5 Ancient Greece
... Around the time that Knossos was built the Minoans were building palaces and most Minoans were living in large coastal towns. These were probably centres of their extensive sea trade. There is evidence that the Minoans set up trading bases on several Greek islands and exchanged goods with Egypt, Syr ...
... Around the time that Knossos was built the Minoans were building palaces and most Minoans were living in large coastal towns. These were probably centres of their extensive sea trade. There is evidence that the Minoans set up trading bases on several Greek islands and exchanged goods with Egypt, Syr ...
HISTORY of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH – Philip Schaff
... was necessary for a strong city-state in Greek civilization. But these were not self-interested goals alone. Instead, the warrior fought bravely in service to his city-state. We are not talking about patriotism here. Virtue was what made man a good citizen, and good citizens made a great city-state. ...
... was necessary for a strong city-state in Greek civilization. But these were not self-interested goals alone. Instead, the warrior fought bravely in service to his city-state. We are not talking about patriotism here. Virtue was what made man a good citizen, and good citizens made a great city-state. ...
It`s All Greek to Me [6th grade]
... writing is an important tool to communicate knowledge on a topic to others. Students will use their informative writing pieces throughout the unit to create a magazine that others could read to learn about ancient Greece. This magazine will also contain a profile of an important Greek figure and ...
... writing is an important tool to communicate knowledge on a topic to others. Students will use their informative writing pieces throughout the unit to create a magazine that others could read to learn about ancient Greece. This magazine will also contain a profile of an important Greek figure and ...
Question Category Point value Answer Total Group score
... 3. Were located mostly on mainland Greece. 4. Fought wars with other people to get what they desired. ...
... 3. Were located mostly on mainland Greece. 4. Fought wars with other people to get what they desired. ...
MS-HSS-AC-Unit 4 -- Chapter 10- Greek World
... While the Athenians were taking the first steps toward creating a democracy, a new power was rising in the East. This power, the Persian Empire, would one day attack Greece. But early in their history, the Persians were an unorganized nomadic people. It took the skills of leaders like Cyrus the Grea ...
... While the Athenians were taking the first steps toward creating a democracy, a new power was rising in the East. This power, the Persian Empire, would one day attack Greece. But early in their history, the Persians were an unorganized nomadic people. It took the skills of leaders like Cyrus the Grea ...
Chapter 4: The Ancient Greeks
... The Minoans The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading. Reading Focus Imagine what it would be like to uncover a building that is more than 5,000 years old. Read to learn how such a discovery unlocked clues to Greece’s ancient past. The island of Crete (KREET) lies southeast of t ...
... The Minoans The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading. Reading Focus Imagine what it would be like to uncover a building that is more than 5,000 years old. Read to learn how such a discovery unlocked clues to Greece’s ancient past. The island of Crete (KREET) lies southeast of t ...
Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660
... Political expansion and cultural diffusion • Alexander the Great’s armies linked a new Hellenistic world to many other regions – Did not eradicate local culture but linked it or changed it – Hellenism brought worlds together – Did not lead to a single common culture except in Greek city-states wher ...
... Political expansion and cultural diffusion • Alexander the Great’s armies linked a new Hellenistic world to many other regions – Did not eradicate local culture but linked it or changed it – Hellenism brought worlds together – Did not lead to a single common culture except in Greek city-states wher ...
The Ancient Spice Trade, Part III: Greece and Rome
... such as cinnamon, cassia, black pepper, ginger and many others traded hands from Arabs to Greeks over the centuries at this Mediterranean port city - spices coming by caravan from India, China and Southeast Asia. From Alexandria these much sought after commodities were shipped by sea all across the ...
... such as cinnamon, cassia, black pepper, ginger and many others traded hands from Arabs to Greeks over the centuries at this Mediterranean port city - spices coming by caravan from India, China and Southeast Asia. From Alexandria these much sought after commodities were shipped by sea all across the ...
The growth of Greek cities in the first millennium BC
... Through most of the twentieth century, professional ancient historians ignored Weber’s frameworks, producing what Moses Finley called “a spate of pseudo-histories of ancient cities and regions in which every statement or calculation to be found in an ancient text, every artefact finds a place, creat ...
... Through most of the twentieth century, professional ancient historians ignored Weber’s frameworks, producing what Moses Finley called “a spate of pseudo-histories of ancient cities and regions in which every statement or calculation to be found in an ancient text, every artefact finds a place, creat ...
File - Myers English
... best known of his 123 dramas is Oedipus the King. Life and career Sophocles was the younger contemporary of Aeschylus and the older contemporary of Euripides. He was born at Colonus, a village outside the walls of Athens, where his father, Sophillus, was a wealthy manufacturer of armor. Sophocles hi ...
... best known of his 123 dramas is Oedipus the King. Life and career Sophocles was the younger contemporary of Aeschylus and the older contemporary of Euripides. He was born at Colonus, a village outside the walls of Athens, where his father, Sophillus, was a wealthy manufacturer of armor. Sophocles hi ...
Ancient Greece 2004 - Mr Jennings
... At the end of this unit most children will be able to: place the ancient Greek civilisation accurately on a time line and demonstrate their understanding of BC and AD; describe important features of life in ancient Greece, and compare life in different city states; explain some of the beliefs of the ...
... At the end of this unit most children will be able to: place the ancient Greek civilisation accurately on a time line and demonstrate their understanding of BC and AD; describe important features of life in ancient Greece, and compare life in different city states; explain some of the beliefs of the ...
Ancient Greece - A Journey Through Learning Unit Studies and
... Greek civilizations flourished about 4,000 years ago. The term “Ancient Greece” refers to the period of history after the Dark Ages, that lasted from 750 BC to 146 BC. This end occurred at the time of the Roman conquest. The land area where these people lived not only included Greece but also the co ...
... Greek civilizations flourished about 4,000 years ago. The term “Ancient Greece” refers to the period of history after the Dark Ages, that lasted from 750 BC to 146 BC. This end occurred at the time of the Roman conquest. The land area where these people lived not only included Greece but also the co ...
GCSE (9–1) Classical Greek
... enough to take part in a discussion, I asked her this question: ‘Have you ever considered, dear wife, what led me to choose you as my wife out of all women, and your parents to entrust you to me of all men? It was certainly not because neither of us could find someone else to share our bed. That I a ...
... enough to take part in a discussion, I asked her this question: ‘Have you ever considered, dear wife, what led me to choose you as my wife out of all women, and your parents to entrust you to me of all men? It was certainly not because neither of us could find someone else to share our bed. That I a ...
HistoryandGeography - Milton Ernest VC Lower School
... understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’ and ‘civilization’. Understand Ancient Greece, Greek life, their achievements and influence on the western world. Explore different kinds of historical sources and understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources. Know a ...
... understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’ and ‘civilization’. Understand Ancient Greece, Greek life, their achievements and influence on the western world. Explore different kinds of historical sources and understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources. Know a ...
Journey Across Time
... The Early Greeks The First Greek Kingdoms (cont.) • Before collapsing around 1100 B.C., the Mycenaean civilization was the most powerful on the Mediterranean. • The Dark Age occurred between 1100 B.C. and 150 B.C. and was a time of less trade and poverty among people. • The Dorians invaded Greece, ...
... The Early Greeks The First Greek Kingdoms (cont.) • Before collapsing around 1100 B.C., the Mycenaean civilization was the most powerful on the Mediterranean. • The Dark Age occurred between 1100 B.C. and 150 B.C. and was a time of less trade and poverty among people. • The Dorians invaded Greece, ...
Student Notes - Student Handouts
... • Direct democracy – the citizen had to be there to vote (typically 5,000-6,000 voted at a time) • Women had few rights and opportunities • Slavery played a major role in the economy • Orators often used forceful and coercive language, rather than logic, to sway voters ...
... • Direct democracy – the citizen had to be there to vote (typically 5,000-6,000 voted at a time) • Women had few rights and opportunities • Slavery played a major role in the economy • Orators often used forceful and coercive language, rather than logic, to sway voters ...
Background Briefing: The Polis, The City
... Snodgrass 1965), but had become commonplace by the mid-seventh century B.C.E. (Andrewes 1971, p228), with the state of Argos being one of its first proponents. She defeated Sparta in 668-8 B.C.E., and Sparta not long afterwards followed in adopting this type of infantry formation. The cost of mainta ...
... Snodgrass 1965), but had become commonplace by the mid-seventh century B.C.E. (Andrewes 1971, p228), with the state of Argos being one of its first proponents. She defeated Sparta in 668-8 B.C.E., and Sparta not long afterwards followed in adopting this type of infantry formation. The cost of mainta ...
Persia Ancient Greece
... Pericles ordered the farmers living in the Athenian countryside to move inside the city walls for safety. The cramped and unsanitary living conditions inside Athens under siege were an easy target for disease. A plague, or contagious illness, spread through the overcrowded polis. The sickness killed ...
... Pericles ordered the farmers living in the Athenian countryside to move inside the city walls for safety. The cramped and unsanitary living conditions inside Athens under siege were an easy target for disease. A plague, or contagious illness, spread through the overcrowded polis. The sickness killed ...
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... Pericles ordered the farmers living in the Athenian countryside to move inside the city walls for safety. The cramped and unsanitary living conditions inside Athens under siege were an easy target for disease. A plague, or contagious illness, spread through the overcrowded polis. The sickness killed ...
... Pericles ordered the farmers living in the Athenian countryside to move inside the city walls for safety. The cramped and unsanitary living conditions inside Athens under siege were an easy target for disease. A plague, or contagious illness, spread through the overcrowded polis. The sickness killed ...