LO1 Chapter 3 Ancient Greece

Hello,

Here are some of the notes that I took after doing my test on the new chapter:

Barbarians:
- had a distinctive way of life that focused on farming and warfare
- about 2000 b.c. they moved to southeastern Europe
- The Greeks shared knowledge and adjusted to barbarians way of life

Greek:
- first civilization in 800 b.c.
- was influenced by the barbarians
- the Greeks started having ideas like: 
         - art forms
         - types of government

- their influence has still lasted to todays world
- were the first to practice in citizen government
- colonized the northern coastlands of the Mediterranean sea
- Italians loved their way of life and modeled their civilization after the Greeks
- innovators in:
- warfare
- developing methods of fighting by land and sea

shortly after 500 b.c.
- enabled them to keep independence against Persia
- universal leaders of the time
- Greeks would eventually replace them

Vocab: 

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.
Megaliths- Massive rough-cut stones used to construct monuments and tombs
Tribe- a social and political unit consisting of a group of communities held together by common interest, traditions, and real or mythical ties of kinship