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III. The Mycenaeans (1600 BC -1200 BC)

III. The Mycenaeans (1600 BC -1200 BC) . A . Controlled mainland Greece 1 . Were a warring people who set up fort-like cities in the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, and the North Central.

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III. The Mycenaeans (1600 BC -1200 BC)

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  1. III. The Mycenaeans (1600 BC -1200 BC) A. Controlled mainland Greece 1. Were a warring people who set up fort-like citiesin the Peloponnesus, the southernpart of Greece, and the North Central. 2. By 1200 BC, earthquakes and warfare had destroyed most of their cities. Unlike the Minoans who were protected by the sea, Mycenaean cities had walls to protect them from invaders

  2. III. The Mycenaeans (1600 BC -1200 BC) The Mycenaeans settled on Peloponnesus, Crete and North Central Greece

  3. III. The Mycenaeans (1600 BC -1200 BC) B. Contributions 1. After conquering the Minoans, they adopted their form of writing, called Linear B. Linear B is an early form of Greek writing.

  4. IV. Early Greek City-States (800 BC- 700 BC) A. The Dorian’s controlled Greece from 1100 BC to 800 BC 1. Known as the Dark Age or period of decline 2. During this time overseas trade stopped and learning stopped, while poverty increased.

  5. IV. Early Greek City-States (800 BC- 700 BC) B. The Greeks formed a number of independent city- states by 700 BC 1. The Greek word for city-state is polis 2. The Polis a. Developed around a fort b. It included the surrounding geography, the community it represented, and the political and independence that it produced.

  6. IV. Early Greek City-States (800 BC- 700 BC)

  7. IV. Early Greek City-States (800 BC- 700 BC) B. Communalities of Greek city-states (Polis) 1. They covered a small area of land 2. Most had populations of less than 10,000, most of whom were slaves and other non- citizens a. Only free adults males had citizenship

  8. IV. Early Greek City-States (800 BC- 700 BC) B. Communalities of Greek city-states (Polis) 3. In most city-states the original fort was built on an acropolis, or hill. a. Temples and other public buildings also stood on the acropolis 4. Each city-state also had an agora, or marketplace. Citizens met in the agora to discuss common issues. 5. Greek citizens were loyal to their polis and were often willing to die for it.

  9. IV. Early Greek City-States (800 BC- 700 BC) Acropolis (HILL)

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