Greek Methology

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From the moment when sailing began...

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the Mediterranean Sea connected many people and many cultures.

It did not divide people and cultures.

It was a wide open space for the exchange of goods, ideas, and stories.

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The Aegean Sea: a bridge between ...

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two continents

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The Fertile Crescent...

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a land bridge between cultures

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Egypt and Mesopotamia are leading cultures...

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3000 BCE

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Rise of the Hittite Kingdom in Asia Minor (Turkey)...

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1800 BCE

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Minoan Empire on Crete

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1600 BCE

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Mycenaean power

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1400 BCE

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Greek Dark Ages

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1200-850 BCE

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Greek Archaic Age

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850-480 BCE

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Greek Classical Age

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480-323 BCE

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Greek Hellenistic Age

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323- 31 BCE

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The Third Millennium: Egypt

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Unifies Upper and Lower Egypt
Invents its own writing system

Looks away from the Sea

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The Third Millennium: Mesopotamia

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Independent city states that sometimes form federations

Two languages, Sumerian and Akkadian

One writing system, cuneiform

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The Second Millennium: Near East

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Rise of Anatolia under the Hittites

Powerful city states along the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean (Ugarit)

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The First Millennium: Near East

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Destruction by the Sea People, ca.1200 BCE

Powerful city states in Phoenicia

Assyrian empire
Rise of Israel

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3000 BCE Egypt and Mesopotamia(Summaric Language)

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Hebrew Arabic

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1800 BCE Rise of "Hittite"

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European Language

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800-480 BCE Geek Archaic Age

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2nd war against Persians

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480-323 BCE Greek Classical Age

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Death of Alexandar

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323 BCE Greek Hellenistic Age

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Romans take over

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First Real Library
(Hellenistic Period)

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At Alexandria, Mouseion-Hall of Muses

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Callimachus

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author of first scientific history of literatyre worte mythicak poetry

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Callumachus' pupil

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Apollonius of Rhodes-epic poen on Jason in style of Homer

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Library of Apollodorus

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Straightforward account of mythical events from creation of world to death

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The Dark Ages: 1200-800

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Fragmentation and isolation
Slow rise
No information

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The Archaic Age: 800-480

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City states (polis = city state)

Alphabetization

Epic and lyric poetry: Homer, Stesichorus, Pindar

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Classical Age: 480-323

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Athens dominates culture

Tragedy: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides

Vase painting and sculpture

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The Hellenistic Age: 323-31 BCE

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Several Kingdoms under Greek kings

Greek culture from Italy to Afghanistan

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Key Cultural Technology: Writing

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The Writing System 1: Cuneiform

The Writing System 2: Egyptian

The Writing System 3: Alphabet

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Alphabet

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Spreads from the Phoenician Coast to Greece

Greek settlers bring it to Etruria and Italy

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Library of the Hittite Kings in Hattusa

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1300 BCE: Hittite and Mesopotamian texts

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Library of Assurbanipal in Niniveh

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750 BCE: Mesopotamian texts

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Library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria

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250 BCE: Greek texts

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First Millennium
Colonies

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Phoenician,carthage
Greek, Magna Graecia

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First Milenium
Italian Cultures

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Etruscans, Romans