Greeks

1. Greeks By: Elexus Spann and Paige Hollingsworth

2. Their Religion • They practiced Paganism. Since this religion had many gods they were considered polytheistic. • Names of some of their gods and goddess: Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus, Dione, Cronus, and Metis.

3. Greek Wars • Ionian Revolt • First Persian War • Peloponnesian War • Archidamian War • Decelean War

4. Greek Rulers • Alexander I 496–454 B.C. • Perdikkas II 454–413 B.C. • Archelaos I 413–399 B.C. • Aeropos II 398–395 B.C. • Amyntas II 395–394 B.C. • Amyntas III 393–370 B.C. • Perdiccas III 365–359 B.C. • Philip II 360/59–336 B.C.

5. NEOLITHIC PERIOD (6000 - 2900 BC) • They introduced pottery and animal husbandry in Greece. • The economy of the region became steady with organized and methodical farming, stock rearing and, bartering and sculptures like pottery.

6. MYCENAEAN AGE (600 - 1100 BC) • Mycenae site is located in the Peloponnese, Southern Greece. • The Mycenaeans also inhabited the ruins of Knossos on Crete, which was a major city during the Minoan era. Mycenaean and Minoan art melded, forming a cultural amalgamation that is found on Crete (figurines, sculptures and pottery).

7. Hellenistic Period (336-146 BC) • During this period Greece produced great literature, poetry, philosophy, drama, and art, the Hellenistic age "Hellenized" the world. • This was a new idea, exporting culture, and more than anything else this exporting of culture would deeply influence all the civilizations and cultures that would later erupt from this soil: the Romans, the Christians, the Jewish Diaspora, and Islam.