https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr How they contributed to Western Civilization en-us 2016-09-07 12:59:09 UTC 2016-09-09 12:26:21 UTC hello@padlet.com 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122087571 Mycenaean civilization was one of the first in Greece. It was made up of monarchies.]]> 2016-09-07 13:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122087571 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122090100 After Mycenaean civilization collapsed around 1100 B.C. population declined and food production dropped until 750 B.C.]]> 2016-09-07 13:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122090100 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122092637 Around 750 B.C. they got out of the dark age and the culture of Greece revolved around city-states, where they gathered for political, social, and  religious reasons. ]]> 2016-09-07 13:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122092637 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122095713 Around 800-600 B.C. Spartans, a highly disciplined war-based society had formed. They were an oligarchy, with two leaders.]]> 2016-09-07 13:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122095713 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122098163 Around 700 B.C. Athens was a unified city-state that was an oligarchy. Most of the people who had power were very rich, and a crisis broke out because of it, but was somewhat resolved. A reformer called Cleisthenes created the foundation for Athenian democracy in 508 B.C.]]> 2016-09-07 13:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122098163 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122400115 2016-09-08 12:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122400115 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122401327 The Greeks defeated two Persian invasions and shortly after, Pericles became the leader of Greece from 461-429 B.C. They were ruled by a direct democracy, where people participate in large meetings.]]> 2016-09-08 12:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122401327 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122405606 Athens and Sparta did not agree with each others form of government, so war broke out. It ended in 405 B.C. when Athens lost. This made cooperation among Greek states difficult.]]> 2016-09-08 12:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122405606 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122408771 After Alexander the Great's rule, Greek culture was spread throughout Southwest Asia.]]> 2016-09-08 13:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122408771 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122410017 The biggest contribution of Greece was the idea of democracy, rule by the people. Other things include the many famous epic poems that they wrote including Homer's the Iliad]]> 2016-09-08 13:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122410017 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122617081 The biggest impact on Rome was Greek architecture. In the large columns and building structure. Also we see Rome give power to the people too, when they set up their Republic. ]]> 2016-09-08 23:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122617081 986620 https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122617459 After Jesus' crucifixion, the Christian movement started to spread through Rome and the New Testament was written. Constantine, the first Christian Emperor opened the gates for Christianity. ]]> 2016-09-08 23:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/986620/x3ykeh3b7gwr/wish/122617459