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”.