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Ancient Greece Part 1 Location and place: • Aegean Sea • Balkan Peninsula, Europe, Asia Minor • Mediterranean Sea • Black Sea • Athens, Sparta, Troy • Macedonia • Crete Ancient Greece Notes The Minoans: 2500 BCE • Lived on Crete • Flourished by sea trade • Had braided hair, jewelry, and colorful murals • The myth of the Minotaur came from here Mycenaens 2000 BCE • Kingdoms built on hilltops and included royal fortresses • Traded w/ Minoans, adapted their culture • The Greek speaking Dorian destroyed them around 1100 BC causing a “dark age” • Ionians reintroduced culture around 750 BC Economic and social development • Agriculture (limited arable land) • Commerce and the spread of Hellenic culture • Gradual shift from barter to money economy (coins) Political development • Mountainous terrain helped and hindered the development of city-states. • Greek cities were designed to promote civic and commercial life. • Colonization related to overpopulation and the search for arable land.
