Early Greece Greek History from the Minoans to the Trojan War.

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Early Greece

Greek History from the Minoans to the Trojan War

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Geography

Smaller areaMountains and the SeaIsolation along the PeninsulaPeloponnesus

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Minoan Civilization

Bronze Age civilizationDiscovered by Arthur EvansNamed after King Minos

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Minoan remains

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Knossos

Remains revealed a rich and prosperous culture.Remains illustrated a trading society with few military fortifications.Made contact with Greek mainland and Egypt. Egyptian influence was heavy.

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Height of MinoansAbout 2000-1500 BCEWrote in an undeciphered language called Linear A.Elaborate frescoes with bright colors demonstrating a love nature.Taxes paid to the king in wine and oil

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Fall of Minoans

Shrouded in mysteryEarthquake/Tsunami?War with Mycenae?

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Mycenaean Greeks

Name derived from a fortified site excavated by Heinrich Schliemann.Center of their civilization.Part of Indo-European Groups

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Mycenae

Fortified wallsTreasurySociety based on warLed by Warrior aristocracy

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Warrior Aristocracy

Based on Homeric writings/stories?Intercine warfareGreek Ideal

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Mycenaens tradition of War:

*Very evident in their art

*Inward then outward

*Heroic time in Ancient Greece

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The Legendary Trojan War:

*One of our most enduring myths

*Combines brains/brawn

*Epitomizes Ancient Greece

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How the war began?

*Cornerstone of Greek Mythology

*Oral traditions

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The Horse: The Greatest Myth of Ancient Greece

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Trojan Horse

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Image of Helen and Paris

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Contributions of Homer?

*Illiad

*Odyssey

*artistic representation of Achilles

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Players in the Trojan War?•Achilles

•Hector

•Agamemmnon

•Ajax

•Menaleus

•Zeus

•Tithes

•Paris

•Helen

•Athena

•Aphrodite

•Hera

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The Kidnap of Helen:

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Departure of Hector:

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Mycenaean decline

Unknown at the presentLikely attributed to intercine warfareAlso probable was invasion by “Dorian Greeks” that wreaked havoc on their citadels.Collapsed by 1100 BCE

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Greek Dark Ages

Farming and learning collapseGreeks migrating throughout region1100-750 B.C.EWritings of HomerTrojan WarHistorical Homer and its pitfalls.

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Iliad and Odyssey

Iliad a narrative on Achilles and how his wrath led to disaster.Odyssey: epic romance that recounts the journey home of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

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Homer as parable

Does it deal with the heroes of the Mycenaean Age or the tragic conditions of the Dark Ages. Homer’s writing speaks of agricultural woes during a time ruled by ruthless aristocrats.Greeks and the “ideal”“my father was anxious to see me develop into a good man and as a means he compelled me to memorize Homer”.


Minoans And Mycenaeans

Minoans And Mycenaeans

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Knossos minoans

Knossos minoans

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