World history
Activity 1 - Laying the Foundations (Knowledge & Understanding)Concepts Mycenaea 6500 BCE Neolithic farming starts to develop also the production bronze starts, there is trade and use of natural resources. Archaeologist called this new culture Mycenaean, after its largest political centre, Mycenea. The people there spoke early Greek. Around 1200 BCE there was a series of disasters brought an end to the civilization. Delian League The Greeks repulsed the Persian invasion of 480-479 BCE and took a small piece of land along the coast of Asia Minor. The Greeks discussed a percent alliance to continue fighting them. The has asked Sparta but they refused, so with Sparta not wanting to the ally with they needed a strong fleet and leaders with vision. Aristeisdes helped organize the Delian League, by having each state sign a defense treaty with Athens and agree to pay an annual tribute toward maintaining a common fleet. Aristeisdes was the one who calculated how much each state had to pay; his fairness gave him the title "Aristeisdes the Just". Roman Baths These hated baths were perhaps the greatest of all Roman contribution to the art of living. There were elaborately built structures for steaming, relaxing
Herodotus Herodotus is the first Greek historian. The word "history" comes from a Greek word which means "inquiry" or "investigation. Both men and women, rich and poor used these bath houses. He was a significant and much celebrated figure of his day, whose work and vision have had a profound effect on scholarly views of Cretan and Mycenaean civilization to this day. The Olympics was a five day festival. The last battle was Rome versus Carthage and Greece. Sparta won, but they spared Athens. They do know for sure that that the games were going on in 776 BCE. Convinced that the myths of Troy as described in Greek poetry were real, Schliemann began excavating in Mycenae and in 1873, discovered a hoard of copper bowls, bronze weapons, gold and silver vessels, and gold jewelry that he named the "treasure of Priam. As a young man he rose through the administrative ranks of the Roman republic, accumulating power until he was elected consul in 59 BCE. Even remote cities were flourishing and everywhere there was a remarkably uniform air of Romanity. The Colosseum had 80 gates and 76 of the 80 gates were used by the public. In about 1100 BCE mainland Greece took over Crete. Determined to have revenge on Rome for its victory in the First Punic War, Hannibal led his forces in a daring overland campaign in 218 BCE, rather than challenge Roman forces on the Mediterranean.
Common topics in this essay:
Roman Empire,
War Hannibal,
Mycenae Convinced,
Homer Homer,
Asia Minor,
Tiber River,
BCE Neolithic,
Tarquinius Proud,
Olympic Games,
Emperor Nero,
punic war,
sir arthur evans,
sir arthur,
asia minor,
epics 'iliad',
heinrich schliemann,
218 bce,
olympic games,
80 gates,
century bc,
roman forces,
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