Greece Civilization

Early CivilizationAncient Greece

Intro of Ancient Greece•Refers to the time three centuries earlier than the classical age, between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C

• Art, poetry and technology was advanced ancient Greece.

•Polis became the defining feature during this period polis is the city state of ancient Greece.

• Before Greece period population was scattered and during this period they evolved and built their own government and states and made their law accordingly.

Social Structure• Society was divided into two group of people.

The Servant and Free people. No right was given to Servant.

Early CivilizationBirth of City State

Language• Ancient Greek used the European Language

for communication and it was more developed and used as a modern Language in this period.

Clothing• Home made cloth made up of home spun

fabric. It was also used for blanket and garments.

Early CivilizationBirth of City State

• Early Greece was first came into being in the stone age & hunters period

• Later came early farmers and the civilizations of the Minoan and Mycenaean kings.

• Followed by war of Dark Age.

Early Greece

• In Classical Greece there were more development and improvement.

• Culture and armed forces were more developed in this period.

• Peace was promoted and war came to end in this period. More Project work was done for the development of the states.

Classical Greece

• Alexander the Great became the leader • He spread the culture and Idea of Greece to all

over Asia.

• He built an Empire which ruled all over India.

Hellenistic Greece

Ancient Greece

The MinionsIt exit in 2500 and was the first European civilization in crete.crete is the state of ancient GreeceBronze age. Tool and weapons

were made up of bronze.Sir Arthur Evans (1851-1941) visited Crete and uncovered mineons civilization

The MenoansMinoan FarmersThey earned through farming and live in small village.They Grow cash crops like barley and wheat

Minoan ClothesHad long hair.Men wear loincloths sort of kiltWomen wore skirts and breasts open

Minoan TradeThey traded in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East.The Minoans exported wine, timber and pottery. They also exported jewelry and weapons. Merchants imported lead, copper and ivory

Mycenaean Greece Refers to the last phase of the bronze age in Ancient Greece.(c. 1600–1100 BCE). It represents the first advanced civilization in mainland Greece with its impressive states, urban organization, works of art and writing system.Ancient Greek Culture and Civilization DemocracySciences PhilosophyArtArchitectureOlympic Games

Geographic feature• Greek mainland is a peninsula—body of land with water on three sides - this peninsula sticks out into Mediterranean Sea - southern tip is a second peninsula called the Peloponnesus - isthmus—narrow strip of land—links Peloponnesus to rest of Greece

Greece has more than 1400 islands • Mountains cover 70 to 80 percent of Greece, divide land into

regions • Rugged landscape, lack of large rivers made transportation hard.

Greek cities were founded around the Black Sea, North Africa, Italy, France and Spain.

Rise of City-States: Athens and Sparta

Athens•The city-state of Athens was the birthplace of many significant ideas. Ancient Athenians were a thoughtful people who enjoyed the systematic study of subjects such as science, philosophy, and history,•Athenians placed a heavy emphasis on the arts, architecture, and literature•Life was not easy for Athenian women. They did not enjoy the same rights or privileges as males, being nearly as low as slaves in the social system.

• Sparta• Life in Sparta was vastly different from life in

Athens. Located in the southern part of Greece on the Peloponnisos peninsula, the city-state of Sparta developed a militaristic society ruled by two kings

• . A Spartan, drafted a harsh set of laws that required total dedication to the state from its people. The laws' goal was to train citizens to become hardened soldiers so that they could fight off potential enemies or slave revolts.

• The devotion of Spartans to developing a military state left little time for the arts or literature.

• A Spartan baby had to be hardy and healthy. To test a baby's strength, parents would leave their child on a mountain overnight to see if it could survive on its own until the next morning.

• The age of seven, Spartan boys were taken from their families and underwent severe military training.

• . Men were expected to be ready to serve in the army until they were 60 years old.

• Women, too, were expected to be loyal and dedicated to the state. Like men, women followed a strict exercise program and contributed actively to Spartan society.

• Religion• The Ancient Greeks believed in many different

gods and goddesses. The Greeks believed that these gods and goddesses controlled everything in their lives and the environment. There was a god for every aspect of their lives.

• The Ancient Greeks believed that all the gods came from Gaia (the Earth) and Uranos (the sky).

• They thought they were like adult humans - always falling in love, arguing, having children, playing music and partying.

• Mount Olympus• The Greeks believed that twelve most important

gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mount Olympus.

• Mount Olympus, is the highest mountain in the country. It was believed to be the home of the gods

• The ruler of the gods was Zeus. His symbol was the thunderbolt.

• Game• The most famous games held at Olympia, South- West of

Greece, which took place every four years.• The ancient Olympics seem to have begun in the early 700

BC, in honour of Zeus. • No women were allowed to watch the games and only

Greek nationals could participate.

Resources and crops• Farming in ancient Greece was difficult due to

the limited amount of good soil and cropland. It is estimated that only twenty percent of the land was usable for growing crops. Wheat is the main crop other major crops are barley, grapes, and oranges, peaches, potatoes

• Natural resources Greece has many mineral deposits.

These are marble, clay, coal, ore, and chromate. The country only has one major petroleum deposit in the Aegean Sea near Thasos.