ANCIENT GREECE

MOUNTAINS

• 80% of Greece is mountainious
• Olympus is the highest peak
• Pindus mountains divide the mainland

SEAS

• Aegean, Mediterranean, & Ionian make up E,S,W borders
• Sea coast is dotted by bays and inlets that provide harbors
• No part of Greece is >60 miles from a body of water

MINOAN COVILIZATION

• Est. On island of Crete
• 2700 B.C.-1450 B.C.
• Far-ranging sea empire based on trade
• Enormous palace complex at Konossos

MYCENAE CIVILIZATION

• 1600 B.C.-1100 B.C.
• Made of powerful monarchies
• Palaces built on hills & surrounded by gigantic stone walls
• Loose alliance of independent states
• Tholos tombs built into hillsides

DARK AGES OF GREECE

• Homer: Greek poet
• Said Mycenaean Greeks sacked Troy
• 13th century B.C. they had a major earthquake
• 12th century B.C. Greek-speaking invaders came
• 1100 B.C. Mycenaen civilization collapsed