https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2016-09-08 18:10:27 UTC 2016-09-09 17:48:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122553449 Discovered by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann.

Flourished between 1600 and 1100 BCE (particularly 1400-1200 BCE)

Made up of many fortified monarchies.

Started collapsing at about 1100 BC.

Dark Age was a period of pandemonium from 1100-750 BC.]]> 2016-09-08 18:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122553449 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122554386 The Classical Age started in 500 BCE and ended in 338 BCE.

Many more city states existed, with Athens and Sparta being dominant.

Athens was the center of art, knowledge, and philosophy while Sparta was very militaristic.

During this time, many new ideas came to Athens. 

Homer made many poems, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Socrates brought philosophy,

Archimedes proposed many theories, such as buoyancy. 

Sparta was the prime military power. Boys learned militia arts at the age of seven.

Women had much more rights in Sparta than Athens.





]]> 2016-09-08 18:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122554386 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122793282 The Peloponnesian War began when Sparta began to fear Athens' growing power.

The war lasted about 27 years.

At the end, Greece was torn apart because of this cataclysmic civil war.]]> 2016-09-09 15:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122793282 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122795559 Macedonia was north of Greece.

Philip II, king of Macedonia, decided to unite the Greeks from their civil war.

He accomplished his goal by destroying the feeble Greek army, and he wanted to cooperate with them to defeat Persia.

Before that could happen, he died, and his son, Alexander the Great, took over.

He took over many countries, but died at a young age.

Following his death, four Hellenistic kingdoms took over: Macedonia, Syria, Pergamum, and Egypt.


]]> 2016-09-09 16:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122795559 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122798137 Hellenistic is derived from a Greek word for "To imitate Greeks."

Greeks and Macedonians all spread over to southeast Asia.

Many cultural accomplishments occurred. Many more poets, writers, and philosophers arrived.

Statues were more common, and sculptors were highly admired.]]> 2016-09-09 16:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122798137 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122799861 The Greek democracy has been adopted by the United States and other countries. 

Greek science has spread to the world; most of their theorems are taught in schools today.

Greek architects made formulas that are now used throughout the world.

Greek philosophies have had a great effect on philosophy and science now.

Greek art highly affects art and culture nowadays. Most of modern art and culture were affected by Greek Art.]]> 2016-09-09 16:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122799861 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122834304   Rome borrowed Greek art, polytheistic religion, and government. (Rome had multiple leaders)]]> 2016-09-09 17:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122834304 985664 https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122835544 St. Paul was the first person to spread Christianity to Rome. 

It was illegal at the time, so worshippers were secret.

Emperor Constantine eventually made Christianity legal.

In 391 AD, all other religions became banned.]]> 2016-09-09 17:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/985664/2fmw99dkbine/wish/122835544