BELLWORK 925 MINOAN MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION How were the

BELLWORK 9/25 MINOAN & MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION How were the two civilizations we studied yesterday similar? How were they different?

MINOAN CIVILIZATION Located on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea

Peloponnese Mesopotamia EGYPT

MINOAN CIVILIZATION • Located on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea • Success was based on trade, not war. • They had trade posts throughout the Mediterranean including Egypt & Mesopotamia We talked a lot about how geography or location affected Egypt and Mesopotamia, how do you think the location of Crete affected the Minoans?

ART IN KNOSSOS Knossos was the capital city of the Minoan Empire The palace housed rooms for the royal family, banquet halls, and working areas for artisans The palace also had a number of shrines (areas dedicated in honor of different gods & goddesses) & frescoes (which are water color paintings done on wet plaster)

FRESCOES What does this image tell use about Minoan culture?

RELIGIOUS SHRINES Crazy thing about Minoan culture is that ALL of the gods (well goddesses) we have found evidence of have been female. What is the significance of this compared to other ancient civilizations? What is this mother goddess holding? Minoans also worshiped Bulls – have you ever heard of bulls in religion before?

MINOAN CIVILIZATION DISAPPEARS By 1400 BC something took out the Minoans, it could have been any of the following: volcanic eruption earthquake invaders What we do know is that a new civilization took their place, we call them the Mycenaeans

MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION Conquered mainland Greece & Crete around 1400 BC & ruled until about 1200 BC The Mycenaeans were also great sea traders. They lived in separate citystates & were ruled by a warrior king Most famous for their part in the Trojan War

BELL WORK 9/26 GREEK DARK AGE – WRITE THIS DOWN After the fall of Mycenaean Civilization around 1100 BCE Greece goes dark • Decreasing production of art & pottery • Agriculture collapses • People flee due to famine • Writing using Linear B vanishes The only records we really have from this era is a story, the first story, written down by a man named Homer

HOMER’S THE ILIAD & THE ODYSSEY As we read try and identify 5 different things that this story tells us about the culture of Ancient Greece, write these in your note book under the bell work

BELL WORK 9/29 – START AS SOON AS YOU HAVE READ WHAT TO DO Yo u Imagine that the class has been stranded on a deserted island. In the interest of survival everyone has decided to create a rulebook for the island. You have 15 minutes to accomplish the following as a class. 1. Decide who will do the following – hunt and gather food, cook, make shelter, explore the rest of the island, and take care of the sick/injured 2. Create your first 5 rules. 3. Decide how you will determine if someone is guilty of breaking any rules 4. The punishment for breaking any rules 5. How rules will be made in the future. ar eh er e

REFLECT – ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK How well did the class work together? What would have made it go more smoothly? What problems did the class run into? Did you agree with all of the rules? Why or why not? What did this experiment tell us ?

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT Monos – Single Oligos – Few Archy – Rule Demos – People Arios- best (wealthiest) Kratos – Power Tyrannos – usurper with supreme power Given that information, what do you think these types of government look like? Monarchy Oligarchy Democracy Aristocracy Tyranny Which of these best describes the type of government the class came up with?

BELL WORK – JUST FOR REVIEW 10/2 Use your notes, your friends, and homework 4. 2 to answer the following Who were the Minoans? What were they like? The Mycenaean's? Who was Homer & what did he write? What are the roots to these words? Democracy Aristocracy Tyranny Oligarchy Monarchy

GREEK GEOGRAPHY Greece is a mountain covered peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean Sea How might this affect the development of ancient Greece as a civilization?

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT Between 750 BC &500 BC different governments evolve in Greece due to the Geography Monarchy Aristocracy Oligarchy Democracy

MONARCHY STAGE 1 Hereditary Ruler – known as a monarch or King Has authority over everyone in the kingdom Made laws & acted as judges Led the army Had a group of wealthy advisors known as aristocrats

ARISTOCRACY STAGE 2 WEALTH=POWER Wealthy group of people who advised the king at first had no real power began to insist kings be elected this leads to democracy, oligarchy & tyranny

OLIGARCHY This is when a small group of wealthy advisors were able to over power or ‘buy’ the king. Most of these men were aristocrats- they inherited land & resources from their parents They lived comfortable lives while the poor suffered. Advantages: decisions are made relatively quickly brings wealth to the city states Disadvantages: most people remained poor most of the poor were ignored

TYRANNY Around 600 B. C people turn to powerful men who promised to change the government These men took power by force, usually using the military People didn’t have many rights, but it was better than being left out like they were with the oligarchy Advantages: Led by a person who often tried to help the masses Disadvantages: not many rights - Had to do whatever the Tyrant demanded - Some tyrants were worse than the oligarchs

WARFARE SHAPES GREECE Since the people living in Monarchies, Oligarchies or Tyrannies did not have many rights – their last resort to get those rights was violence New military technology increases the power of the middle class Hoplite- a citizen/soldier who was armed with a spear, shied & sword Phalanx- a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers that was 16 people wide & 16 people deep required extensive training promoted a sense of unity among the citizens

DEMOCRACY Around 500 B. C the people of Athens decide they would like to govern themselves People have the power Citizens are able to vote on laws, kings & public policies Advantages: good amount of freedom - Everyone gets a say Disadvantages: the mob ruled, minorities generally suffer

BELL WORK 10/8 Here is what is going to be in your notebook check on Friday! Look through and make sure you have everything • • Bell Work & Notes 9/25 Minoan & Mycenaean Civilization Bell Work 9/26 Greek Dark Age Bell Work 9/29 – Island Activity Notes 9/29 Island Reflection & Types of Government Notes Bell Work 10/2 – Just for Review Notes 10/2 Types of Government Homework 4. 2 Also grab two rubrics from the front and a highlighter (try to get a different color than the person next to you)

TODAY Peer Review Example DBQ

THINGS TO FIX Introductions- All you need to do in this section is introduce your topic. Talk about Greece or ancient civilizations in general. Talk about the effect they have had on us today. Point out the debate that is going on. Thesis- NEEDS TO BE ONE SENTENCE THAT OUTLINES THE 3 REASONS YOU THINK ONE IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER don’t start to explain why, just state it, the why is for the paragraphs Athens= the city Athenian= the people or institutions from the city (Athenian Education) Sparta= the city Spartan= the people or institutions from the city (Sparta Military)

GOVERNMENT EVALUATION SURVEY Rank the four forms of government you learned about in your gallery walk in terms of effectiveness. 1 being the best, 4 being the worst. In a paragraph response explain in detail why you ranked the governments the way you did. (you need to provide reasoning for your answer! It is not enough to say “I ranked oligarchy as number one because it was the best” – You NEED to provide evidence for why you think it is the best.

DBQS: THINGS TO FIX FOR YOUR FINAL DRAFT, DUE FRIDAY Keep a Formal Tone Use proper grammar Read it out loud!!!! Cite your sources Whenever you use information you got from the documents you need to reference the document, quote the information & then explain what you quoted! For example: In document one it states “Athenian boys started their education at age 7”. This shows how serious they were about making good citizens, it also shows a good amount of sexism since girls weren’t allowed to attend. Explain your points!!! Its not enough to just make a statement, be sure to explain what that statement tells us about the society as a whole, so what if the Athenian government was democratic? What are the good or bad things about democracy?