Greek Civilization and Literature Wikispaces希腊文明和文献Wikispaces.pptVIP

Greek Civilization and Literature Culture - mysteries of life Art - “ideal” bodies and forms Architecture - useful and bold Public life - Arete Heroic Age2000 BCE - 1100 BCE Crete and King Minos --- Minotaur Other tribes: Achaeans, Ionians, Dorians, Arcadians Menelaus: Mycenae - took over Crete in 1400 BCE 1100 BCE - Dorians II. Dark Ages1100 - 800 BCE Not much advancement or information Why? III. Rise of City States 800 - 500 BCE Greece was never 1 country until recently Independent existence of city-states Large City-State influenced smaller one, but still were independent III.