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Early People of the Aegean
DO NOW (U3D1)October 29, 2013Please complete the map activity you picked
up on your way in to class.
Homework: Finish reading the Trojan War story and answer the associated questions.
Minoan Civilization
The history of Greece begins with the Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
1750-1000 BCE
Minoan Civilization Disappears By 1400 BCE: Minoan civilization vanished
Archeologists are not sure whySome possible hypothesis are:Volcanic eruptionEarthquake may have destroyed the palace INVADERS DESTROYED THE CITY
INVADERS WERE THE MYCENAEANS
Rulers of Mycenae Like Aryans in India
Mycenaeans were an Indo-European people that conquered the Greek mainland before overrunning Crete
Successful Sea Traders
Mycenaean civilization dominated the Aegean world from 1400-1200 BCE
Like Minoans, Mycenaeans were sea traders
Through trade, absorbed Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultural influences
The Trojan War Mycenaeans are best
remembered for their part in the Trojan War
Conflict had roots in an economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy—a rich trading city that controlled the straits that connected the Mediterranean and Black Sea
Read only the “Apple of Discord” To begin our discussion of the Trojan War
Read the first section titled, “Apple of Discord”
Please develop two questions on an index card that you will turn in to me. On the card:
One question should be a factual recall question The second question should be a critical thinking question about the nature
of human beings
You will have three minutes to think and write your answers