- Def: A place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces http://www.answers.com/topic/crucible#ixzz1GaOl6f5i
Clysteneese
- born an aristocrat
- even though he could of acted to keep all the power of an aristocrat, he reformed the government and was considered "the father of Athenian democracy"
- was always inspired by the Greek stories (700s - didnt write much down, any stories were told orally)
Geogrpahy
- mountainous peninsula
- mountians cover 3 quarters of greece
- Approximately 1,400 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas
- Location shaped its culture
- skilled sailors
- poor natural resources
- difficult to unite the ancient Greeks because of the terrain; developed small, independant communities
- Approxiamtely 20% was suitable for farming
- fertile valleys coiver 1/4th of it
- becuase of geography the greek diet consists of grains, grapes, olives
- lack of resources most likely led to Greek colinization
- temps. range from 48 in the winter to 80 in the summer
- made people, active and competetive
Mycenaeans
- Began around 2000 BC
- Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge and protected by a 20 ft. thick wall
- Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600-1200 BC
- controlled trade in the region
- 1400 BC Mycenaeans invaded Crete and absorbed Minoan culture and language
- aroun 1200 BC sea people began to invade Mycenae and burnt palace after palace
- The Dorians moved int othe war-torn region
- far less advanced
- economy collapsed
- writing disappeared for 400 years
Homer and Myths
- only stories were kept and passed on by word of mouth
- Homer lived at the end of the "Greek Dark Ages", probably blind
- Recorded stories of the Trojan War in the Illiad and the Odyssey (written 750-700 BC)
- trojan war was probably one of the last conquets of the Mycenaeans
Greek Concepts
- Arete
- virtue and excellence
- Epics
- narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
- Myths were created to explain creation
- Zeus - leader of the gods
- Hera - Zeus' wife
- Athena - goddess of wisdom
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