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Borrow money from a pessimist… They don’t expect it back.

Borrow money from a pessimist… They don’t expect it back. Early Aegean Civilization & The Rise of Hellenic Civilization. Parthenon, Athens - 450 BC. Sir Arthur Evans , 1900 Theseus and the Minotaur. Theseus and the Minotaur. North entrance of Palace of Knossos.

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Borrow money from a pessimist… They don’t expect it back.

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  1. Borrow money from a pessimist… They don’t expect it back.

  2. Early Aegean Civilization & The Rise of Hellenic Civilization

  3. Parthenon, Athens - 450 BC

  4. Sir Arthur Evans, 1900 Theseus and the Minotaur

  5. Theseus and the Minotaur

  6. North entrance of Palace of Knossos

  7. Sea themes on Cretan pottery

  8. The Queen’s Room…

  9. Minoan ladies, 1400

  10. The Fisherman, Crete, c 1400 Prince With Lilies, c. 1500 BC

  11. Bull leaping Mural, Palace at Knossos

  12. The Palace at Knossos, 2200 -1400 BC

  13. The Lion’s Gate,1350 BC Kyriakos Pittakis,1841

  14. The Treasury of Atreus, circa 1300 BC

  15. Two sets of gravesites were discovered at Mycenae • Pottery, swords, knives and 100’s of gold ornaments have been found

  16. Mycenaean Queen, c. 1350

  17. 12th C. : The Trojan Wars

  18. The poet Homer: The Iliad and The Odyssey

  19. Invasions usher in a “Dark Age.” (1100-800 BC)

  20. Invasions usher in a “Dark Age.” (1100-800 BC) • Mycenaean civilization disappeared- warfare, poverty, insecurity and isolation. • Extensive trade ceased • The knowledge of writing was forgotten • Palace workshops were abandoned • Art reflected primitive forms • Simple burials • No massive buildings/architecture • Fewer water wells were dug

  21. How did life change after 800 BC? • “The Greek Renaissance” 800 – 600 BC • Writing again became part of Greek culture (Phoenician script!) • Population increased dramatically • Urbanization quickened • A merchant class emerged • Colonies around the Mediterranean multiplied • Overseas trade expanded • Rise in use of metals

  22. The poet Homer: broke with the traditional treatment of the heroes of myth and legend • Not just deeds and actions, but added what the hero thought and felt about his behavior • Developed characters who were complex in their motives, who expressed emotions such as anger, vengeance, guilt, remorse and compassion.

  23. Hesiod,wroteThe TheogonyandWorks & Days

  24. The Polis… is the name for the independent city-state of the ancient Hellenes people.

  25. The polis developed into a self-governing community that expressed the will of free citizens, not the desires of gods, hereditary kings or priests.

  26. The great Greek contribution to political life: • Individual members shared a sense of belonging to and participating in the polis. • Community problems are caused by human beings and require human solutions. • Laws expressed the rational mind of the community to insure its will and needs are met.

  27. Sparta: the ultimate military state

  28. Spartan warriors, c. 450 BC

  29. The ruins of Ancient Sparta

  30. Athens, cradle of democracy

  31. Draco Solon 620’sBC 570’sBC Pisistratus, 540’s BC Cleisthenes, 508 BC

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