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2200 b.c. - 1450 b.c. *The Minoans were the 1st European civilization. * They began their civilization on the island of Crete. *The Minoans got their name from King Minos of Greek mythology. *Minoans built their towns on the coast and sailed to other places to trade their pottery. *The Minoans are known for their sport, bull-jumping. *They developed a writing system called "Linear A." *The Minoan civilization ended because of erupting volcanoes and the invasion of the Mycenaeans. |
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[image] The Mycenaean Culture |
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1250 b.c. * A legend that some historians believe is true. *Homer wrote about it in The Iliad. *Started because Helen, the wife of Sparta's King Menalaus, was kidnapped by Paris, the prince of Troy. *The Greek city-states joined together to fight the Trojans. *The war lasted 10 years. *The Greeks won the war by tricking the Trojans with a huge wooden horse. The Trojans thought it was a gift for them and brought it into the city, but hidden inside were Greek soldiers that set fire to the city. |
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[image] Israel Divides into Two Kingdoms |
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[image] The Ancient Olympics |
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[image] The Founding of Rome |
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[image] Greece Colonized, Democracy Begins |
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750 b.c. - 508 b.c. *Greeks from Crete and surrounding islands migrated to the mainland because the islands became to crowded and people were running out of food. *Ancient Greece was made of city-states, each with its own complete government. *"Demokratia" was the first form of democracy. *"Democratia" was started by Cleisthenes in 508 b.c. *"Demokratia" governments had two parts: 1) a Council of 500 men elected by the people to write laws and 2) an Assemby of all citizens that voted on the laws that the Council wrote.
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[image] Israel and Judah Fall |
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2 Kings 17, 25 Israel: 722 b.c. Judah: 586 b.c *Israel never had a good king. Judah had some good kings. *Israel was captured by the Assyrians. *Judah was captured by the Babylonians. |
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740 b.c. - 433 b.c. *God sent prophets to warn people of their sins and what would happen to them if the continued to sin. *Hosea was the prophet for the Northern Kingdom Israel from King Jeroboam II to the last king, Hoshea. *Amos prophesied only under King Jeroboam II. *Micah and Isaiah prophesied at the same time. Micah prophesied to both kingdoms; Isaiah prophesied mostly to Judah. *Joel prophesied to Judah while Joash was king. Nahum and Jonah prophesied to Nineveh. *Zephaniah prophesied to Judah during Josiah's reign. *Jeremiah warned Judah that Babylon would conquer them. |
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[image] Roman Republic Developed |
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509 b.c. - 366 b.c. *In 509 b.c., the Romans overthrew the Etruscan king. *The Romans started a new kind of government, called a "republic." *The Republic was ruled by "consuls" who were chosen by the people. * Romans were divided into 2 classes: patricians (rich) and plebeians (poor). *A Senate made the laws and picked the consul. |
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500 b.c. - 480 b.c. *The Persians were from the land that is now Iran. *In 546 b.c., the Persians conquered the Greek Ionian states. *The Greeks rebelled against their Persian rulers, which started the Persian Wars. *Athens and Sparta fought the Persians together and won the Battle of Marathon. *The Persian Empire was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great. |
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