Caracteristics of the Greek eras
... era was the greatest growth of intellectual achievement. -Their society was based on the goal of human achievement, or Humanism, instead or worshiping gods. -Some communities were smaller and established on hilltops, and some such as Athens were as large as 40,000 people. Survival and Decline -The city-states became divided and warred with one another, weakening the entire civilization, until they could no longer defend themselves against the Persians. -Alexander the Great increased the size of Greece to ten times its size in only fifteen years. -After Alexander’s death, Greece was put in a continuous decline and was ultimately taken over by Rome. Early Greece Questions 1. The Minoan civilization began on the Isle of Crete. 2. The Minoan culture excelled at stone and metalworking and had a unique style of pottery and art making. 3. Knosses was the largest palace of the Minoan empire. 4. A fresco is a special painting on a wall or a ceiling. The pain...