Wayne E. Sirmon
HI 101 – Western Civilization
History 101 — Western Civilization to 1660
HI 101 – Work to be done….
Aug. 28 – On-Line Quiz, Ch. 1
Aug. 30-Sept.1 - Fort Mims
Sept. 3 – Article One approved
Sept. 10 – Review One Due
Sept 11 – Learning Lunch - Football
Sept. 12 – Learning Lunch –
“Scottsboro Boys”
Sept. 17 – Exam One
History 101
Western Civilization to 1660
Today: Learning Lunch, noon
Next Week: Fort Mims
Sept. 3 – Article One approved
Sept. 10 – Review One Due
Sept. 17 – Exam One
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
Crete and Early Greece (ca. 2,000 – 1,100 BC)
The Greek Renaissance (ca. 800 – 600 BC)
The Polis
The Challenge of Persia
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
Crete and Early Greece (ca. 2,000 – 1,100 BC)
Minoan Civilization
Troy
Mycenae
Palace of Minos
"the first link in the
European chain. “ - Durant
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
Crete and Early Greece (ca. 2,000 – 1,100 BC)
Minoan Eruption
Best guess is 1,600 BC
Massive tsunami
devastated coastal Crete
May be source of Atlantis
legend
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
Crete and Early Greece (ca. 2,000 – 1,100 BC)
Mycenaean
Civilization
Troy
“Real Greeks”
Geography of Greece lends
itself to isolated cities
– independent
- lacking a central ruler
Mycenae
The guys Homer wrote
about
Palace of Minos
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
Crete and Early Greece (ca. 2,000 – 1,100 BC)
Mycenaean
Civilization
Troy
“Real Greeks”
Geography of Greece lends
itself to isolated cities
– independent
- lacking a central ruler
Mycenae
The guys Homer wrote
about
Power ended by the “SeaPeoples”
Palace of Minos
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
The Greek Dark Ages
Dorian Greeks
see map 2.3 (p. 41)
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
The Greek Renaissance (ca. 800 – 600 BC)
Religion
Public Games
Colonization
The Alphabet
Literature
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
The Polis
(city-state – civitas)
Self-Government
* lacked a priestly class
* Geography
King
Oligarchy
Citizen Assembly
Hoplites and Armies
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
The Challenge of Persia
The Western War of War
-- Victor Davis Hanson
Hoplite
(hopla = Greek shield)
MOVIE VERSION
“playing loose with history”
Citizen-Soldier
Phalanx
Battles not Wars
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
The Challenge of Persia
499 - 493
Greek Ionia attempt revolt
490
1st Persian War
(Marathon)
480 – 479
2nd Persian War
Thermopylae –”300”
Naval victory at Salamis
Army at Plataea
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
The Challenge of Persia
499 - 493
Greek Ionia attempt revolt
490
1st Persian War
(Marathon)
480 – 479
2nd Persian War
Thermopylae –”300”
Naval victory at Salamis
Army at Plataea
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
480 BC
Xerxes commands 600
ships and perhaps
100,000 men
Alliance of 30 Greek
states led by Spartan
king Leonidas
“Stranger, tell the
Spartans that we
lie here, faithful
to their orders.”
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Chapter 2 - The Forming of Greek Civilization
History
History 101
101 —
— Western
Western Civilization
Civilization To
To 1660
1660
Next Up…
Chapter 3 – Greek Power