LO1 - The Greeks

The First civilization: The Greeks, 2200-400 B.C.

"Within classical Greek civilization there are appeared ideas, art forms, and types of government whose influence in western civilization has lasted down to present day"

Barbarians - a term used to describe the distinctive way of life based on farming, warfare, and tribal organization; non-Greek
new ideas going for them; new ways at looking at things
they had many art forms
invented democracy
introverts in warfare
fay links; shields and spears; marched
prehistoric village life of agricultural revolution
spread throughout Europe
About 2000 B.C., people began migrating into Southeastern Europe
Citadel and Shrine - the Athenian acropolis was already ancient when its temples were rebuilt after Persian invaders destroyed them in the 5th century
The Parthenon was the place of the maiden. The "home" of the goddess, Athena
The Erechtheum - middle ages named after Erechtheus
Megaliths - giant rough cut stones used to make monuments and tombs; 50 tons each
people formed into ethnic groups
Tribe - a social group of communities with common interests; metal, slaves and other objects

3500 B.C. - Megalithic structures in Europe; people were well educated
2500 B.C. - Indo-European nomads(wander around)(centers around each other; strength, courage) from the  steppes migrate into Europe; barbarian way of life evolves
2200 B.C. - Minoan Civilization takes root in Crete; Greeks arrive in southeast Europe
1600 B.C. - Greeks fortified settlements along the Aegean develop Mycenaean civilization
1400 B.C. - Destruction of Minoan towns
1200 B.C. - Mycenaean civilization falls; beginning of "Dark Ages" of Greek history
800 B.C. - Recovery in the Aegean; Greek city-states form
494-445 B.C. - Persian wars
460-430 B.C. - Golden Age of Athens

"When a leading warrior died, his horse and chariot, his metal swords and daggers, and his gold and silver drinking cups would all go to the grave with him -- presumably so that he could go on riding, fighting and drinking and a comrade of the gods in the afterlife"

Stonehenge- the most famous megalithic structures was built by a farming and trading people in the west of England about 2000 B.C.

The Greek homeland - the Greeks settled in mainland Greece form about 2000 B.C. onward
between 1200 and 800 B.C. they spread to the islands and eastern coast lands of the Aegean sea.