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Sparta

Chapter 5 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 5 Outline ? Greece and Iran, 1000?30 B.C.E.. Greece and Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e.. I.????? Ancient Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e. Geography and Resources Iran?s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from Central Asian nomads. The fundamental topographical features included high mountains on the edges, salt deserts in the interior, and a sloping plateau crossed by mountain streams.

Ancient Greece

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Week 4: Ancient Greece ?You get that nice feeling of? moistness?? Professor Chaves, 2015 Finding Troy Heinrich Schliemann: founder of Troy Gifted amateur archaeologist Dad told him about The Iliad when he was eight Led to him wanting to find archaeological proof of the existence of Troy Went into business to fund search for Troy Claimed to have found original site of Troy at Hisarlik City in Turkey Dressed his Greek wife in treasures he uncovered and took pictures Captioned them ?Helen of Troy? Historian David Trell claimed Schliemann?s finding of Troy was just romantic fiction Schliemann was a conman and changed the course of archeology Focused interest in sites and events of The Iliad Created widespread belief of their physical reality World traveler

AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 4 Notes

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Chapter summary The civilizations of Greece and Rome rivaled those of India and China in cultural richness and their effect on world history Their institutions and values reverberated in the later histories Geography Very mountainous regions They have a Mediterranean climate Were traders and fishermen because no place to grow stuff Very prone to earthquakes and volcanoes Minoans Minoans weren?t Greek, might have come from Anatolia There was a disaster that caused them to go in decline Volcano went off and changed the climate Early Greeks, Mycenaean?s, came into the Greek Peninsula Their religion was weird Women had a lot of power in the religion One of their major gods was a goddess They were dark Caucasians Were influenced in art from the Egyptians Were overrun by the Myceneans

AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 4 Notes

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Chapter summary The civilizations of Greece and Rome rivaled those of India and China in cultural richness and their effect on world history Their institutions and values reverberated in the later histories Geography Very mountainous regions They have a Mediterranean climate Were traders and fishermen because no place to grow stuff Very prone to earthquakes and volcanoes Minoans Minoans weren?t Greek, might have come from Anatolia There was a disaster that caused them to go in decline Volcano went off and changed the climate Early Greeks, Mycenaean?s, came into the Greek Peninsula Their religion was weird Women had a lot of power in the religion One of their major gods was a goddess They were dark Caucasians Were influenced in art from the Egyptians Were overrun by the Myceneans

Ancient Greece Notes

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Greece Notes The Rise of the Greeks (1000 BCE ? 500 BCE) Greece was a relatively resource-poor region, but had access to: Foreign sources of raw materials Markets abroad Greeks were in contact with other peoples: ideas Geography: Part of a large ecological zone that encompasses the Mediterranean Sea & the lands surrounding it Bounded by the Atlantic O. to the W., the Alps to the N., the Syrian Desert to the E., and the Sahara to the S. Hot dry summers; windy, cooler winters Limited arable land, thin topsoil, sparse rainfall in the south ( couldn?t sustain lg. pop. Mountains, rivers, seas kept units of settlement small; in the N., where farmland was more expansive (ex. Macedonia), geographically larger states developed

World History Ancient Times

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Chapter 5 Section 1-4 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. From artwork historians have learned that Minoan life was tied to the sea. ____ 2. Greek drama had its roots in Athens and was created as part of religious festivals honoring Dionysus, the god of wine and celebration. ____ 3. Democratic city-states were the basic political unit in the Hellenistic world. ____ 4. After the death of Alexander the Great, Seleucus became the pharaoh of Egypt. ____ 5. Alexander the Great built the largest empire the world had ever seen. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 6. After the fall of Mycenaean society a. the city of Troy was destroyed in battle. b. Minoan society emerged on Crete.
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