I came into class late today :)

The Barbarian Way of Life

•          Farming and village life
•          No cities
•          No written records
•          No fixed government structures
•          Languages Barbarians used became Greek and Latin
•          2000BC – 1000AD barbarians came into contact with civilization
•          Greece was first to emerge in Europe labeled “western”

The Aegean Encounter LO2

·         2200BC a civilization called Minoan arose on Aegean Island called Crete
·         Minoans drew wealth from control of trade
·         Greeks were influenced by Minoans/Crete
·         Mycenaean’s and Minoans fought for control of trade 1400BC

The Dark Ages

·         Mycenaean civilization lasted until 1200BC
·         1150BC Mycenaean was deserted, population dropped, no trade, no writing
·         Greeks expanded
·         1150-750BC The Dark Ages

Renewal of Greek Civilization

•          800BC the Aegean recovered, population expanded
•          Colonies founded 800-600BC

Greeks joined the Phoenicians

•          New developments
•          Use of iron tools/weapons
•          Coined money
•          Borrowing the Phoenician shipbuilding and warfare techniques
•          Writing and alphabet formed Greek language