Early Greece Essential Questions: Identify the major city-states in Greece and their contributions to Western civilization. Compare and Contrast the results of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars with regard to Athens. 1 Geography of Early Greece Mountains and seas make it difficult for Greece to become a unified empire. Seas also provided a link for to the outside world through trade Greeks had city-states called the polis with an acropolis or high city on a hilltop temples Often surrounded by a wall. Minoans (1750BC-1500BC) Named for King Minos of Crete, the civilization was based on trade not conquest. Traded with Egypt and Mesopotamia Palace at Knossos: Shows evidence of matriarchal society and athletic contests
Ancient Greece
Early Greece Essential Questions: Identify the major city-states in Greece and their contributions to Western civilization. Compare and Contrast the results of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars with regard to Athens. 1 Geography of Early Greece Mountains and seas make it difficult for Greece to become a unified empire. Seas also provided a link for to the outside world through trade Greeks had city-states called the polis with an acropolis or high city on a hilltop temples Often surrounded by a wall. Minoans (1750BC-1500BC) Named for King Minos of Crete, the civilization was based on trade not conquest. Traded with Egypt and Mesopotamia Palace at Knossos: Shows evidence of matriarchal society and athletic contests
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