early people of the aegean the story of europa daughter of the king of phoenicia went to put flowers...
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Early People of the AegeanThe story of Europa
Daughter of the king of Phoenicia
Went to put flowers on the horns of the Bull (Zeus) and he swept her away to the island of Crete.
Eventually she married, and the King of Crete gave her name to all of the land.
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Today’s Discussion QuestionsWhere did the earliest Greeks live?Which group lived first? How many years
earlier? Did any of these early Greeks overlap?Discover 5 ways that the Minoans and
Mycenaeans were alike.What happened to the Minoans and Mycenaeans?Was the Trojan War real? How do we know?Were the Dorians civilized? Defend your answer.Why is Crete called the “Cradle of Civilization”?
Minoan CivilizationName after King
MinosBetween 1750 bc
and 1500 bc is when the Minoans reached its greatest success.
Success was based on trade, not conquest.
The Palace of KnossosHoused the royal
family and included religious shrines which were areas dedicated to the honor of gods and goddesses.
The walls are covered with frescoes.
Frescoes- watercolor paintings done on wet plaster.
Early Writing System:“Linear A” (Undecipherable)
Early Writing System:“Linear A” (Undecipherable)
Canon?
Civilization is believed to just disappearThe eruption of
Mt. Vesuvius is believed to lead to the decline of the Minoans.
Rulers of MycenaeDominated from
1400 bc to 1200 bcLived in city-states-
areas created by warrior-kings that had thick-walled fortresses from where he lived and ruled the surrounding villages
The Trojan WarTook place around
1250 bc.Had its roots in
the economic struggles between Mycenae and Troy (Turkey).
Troy controlled the straits that linked the Mediterranean and Black sea.
Romantic Story of TroyThe Trojan Prince Paris
kidnapped Helen, the beautiful wife of a Greek king, the Mycenaean's sailed to Troy to rescue her. For the next 10 years, the two sides battled until the Greeks finally seized Troy and burned the city to the ground.
Believed to be a fairy tale until Heinrich Schliemann
The Age of HomerThe Mycenaean
civilization soon crumbles under the attack of the Dorian's.
We get hints about what life was like during this time because of the two epic poems written by Homer.
The IliadWritten by the blind
poet Homer around 750 bc.
Chief source about what happened in the Trojan War
Story involves god, goddesses, and even a talking horse named Pegasus. This is where we get our story about Achilles, the great Greek warrior.