Egypt Test & Textbook Notes

In class today, we took our test on Egypt. There were fifteen questions on the test, so it wasn't very hard. However, I only go a 70/75. This grade is 93%, so it's not bad at all. 93% is a very good grade, but I wish I did just a little better to get 100%. After we took the quiz, we started to take notes from the textbook on our new unit, Greece. We didn't go over the notes, so I don't know if these notes are what we are focusing on. 

• chapter 5: Classical Greece (2000 BC - 300 BC)
• in the Greek city-state of Athens, a new form of government developed, democracy --> citizens exercised power
• Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout much of Asia. Greek, Egyptian, and Asian cultures then blended to create a Hellenistic culture
• Athens assumed control of a defense league and eventually built it into an empire. Later, Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and beyond to create a vast new empire of his own
• timeline:
• 2000 BC: Minoan civilization prospers
• 1500 BC: Mycenaen culture thrives on Greek mainland
• 1200 BC: Trojan war takes place
• 750 BC: Greek city-states flourish
• 479 BC: Greece triumphs in Persian Wars
• 334 BC: Alexander starts to build his empire
• chapter 5 section 1: Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
• main idea: the roots of Greek culture are based on the interaction of the Mycenaen, Minoan, and Dorian cultures
• why it matters now: the seeds of much of western cultural heritage were planted during this time period