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Greek culture dates back to the Neolithic Age (about 4000 BC). By its Bronze Age (about 2800 BC), Greek culture had come to a stage of substantial development in view of its ability to produce useful tools and articles and weapons in bronze, as were evidenced by the unearthed artifacts in the neighborhood of the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Civilization or the Stone and Bronze Age Civilization was thus shaped and included Cretan Civilization and Mycenaean Civilization, which appeared subsequently, with a high level of cultural development, as was demonstrated in its architecture, art and crafts as well as the pictographic script which had been used widely.
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Multiple choice. (1) ____ is the major foundation in the Western culture and makes a powerful impact on the development of human civilization.
Stage 1: PreCretan historical Civilization Age (5000 years ago)


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Stage 2: Mycenae was a country where slaves Mycenaean were commonly used in agricultural PreCivilization and handicraft production. Mycenaean historical culture benefited much from Cretan (ended in Age the 12th culture on its social and economic century BC) development. The period is between the coming of the Greeks to Thessaly and the Greeks’ returning from Troy and Heroic culminates in the Trojan War. The Trojan War had Age helped to produce two famous epics, Odyssey and Iliad.
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To get a brief view of the history and development of Greek Civilization To be familiar with Greek culture in mythology, religion, philosophy, history, literature and arts To know some representative philosophers and their contributions
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Interpretation of Cultural Terms
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Minos 米诺斯: In Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan Civilization of pre-Hellene Crete has been named after him by the archaeologist Arthur Evans.
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Historically, Greek culture is of a rich variety, lasting value and wide influence around the world. Under the administration of the city government and its stimulation on cultural exchange, cultural prosperity rose up in architecture, philosophy, literature, arts and sports. Such an intellectual climate hence led to the emergence of a number of famous philosophers, artists and historians who produced their remarkable contributions to Greek Civilization.
Multiple choice. (2) Greek culture can date back to____.
A. the Neolithic Age
B. the Bronze Age
C. the Stone and Bronze Age
D. the Old Stone Age
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A. Ancient European culture
B. Ancient Greek culture
C. Ancient Chinese culture
D. Ancient Egyptian culture
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The Neolithic 新石器时代: It is a period in the development of human technology, beginning in about 9500 BC in the Middle East that is traditionally considered the last part of the Stone Age. The Neolithic is a measured progression of behavioral and cultural characteristics and changes, including the use of wild and domestic crops and the use of domesticated animals.
C. religion
D. philosophy
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Multiple choice. (4) The Trojan War broke out at the end of ____.
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Characters & Cultural Achievements
2600 BC–2000 BC, the Neolithic
2000 BC–1600 BC, social classes appeared; Minos－a unified country from smaller city-states. During 1600 BC–1125 BC, Minoan Dynasty was weakened and toppled.GeFra bibliotek Started
After the Dorian invasion, Greece was further divided into a number of tribes before they were organized into the citystates. The ancient Greek economy heavily depended on slave labor, the most popular resource for production at that time, and laid the foundation for the success of Greek culture. In the 5th-4th centuries BC, the slave-based democracy politics in Athens reached its peak during Pericles’ reign, providing a comparatively free environment for the development of Greek culture. However, split occurred between the two strongest city-states and wars among most poleis caused the decline of Greek Civilization, and it was conquered by Roman Empire before 146 BC.