The First European Civilization: The Greeks, 2200-400 B.C.
Learning Objectives:
1-
Describe the way of life of the barbarian peoples
of Europe after the Agricultural revolution
“Within classical Greek civilizations there appeared ideas,
art forms, and types of government whose influence on western civilization has
lasted down to present day.”
Barbarian- a term
used to describe the distinctive way of life based on farming, warfare, and
tribal organization that became widespread in Europe beginning around 2500 B.C.
Lo1: The European barbarians
The Earliest Europeans
Megaliths-
massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs
The Barbarian Way of Life
“When a leading warrior died, his horses and chariot, his
bronze swords and daggers, and his gold and silver drinking cups would all go
to the grave with him. Presumably so that he could go on riding, fighting, and
drinking as a comrade of the gods in the afterlife.”
Tribes- a social
and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common
interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship.
The "Dark Ages"- Mycenaean civilization lasted
until shortly after 1200 B.C. when it fell victim to the same regional crisis
that involved the down fall of the Hittites and the attack of the Sea Peoples
on Egypt.
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