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
Geography
Smaller areaMountains and the SeaIsolation along the PeninsulaPeloponnesus
Minoan Civilization
Bronze Age civilizationDiscovered by Arthur EvansNamed after King Minos
Minoan remains
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.
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
Fall of Minoans
Shrouded in mysteryEarthquake/Tsunami?War with Mycenae?
Mycenaean Greeks
Name derived from a fortified site excavated by Heinrich Schliemann.Center of their civilization.Part of Indo-European Groups
Mycenae
Fortified wallsTreasurySociety based on warLed by Warrior aristocracy
Warrior Aristocracy
Based on Homeric writings/stories?Intercine warfareGreek Ideal
Mycenaens tradition of War:
*Very evident in their art
*Inward then outward
*Heroic time in Ancient Greece
The Legendary Trojan War:
*One of our most enduring myths
*Combines brains/brawn
*Epitomizes Ancient Greece
How the war began?
*Cornerstone of Greek Mythology
*Oral traditions
The Horse: The Greatest Myth of Ancient Greece
Trojan Horse
Image of Helen and Paris
Contributions of Homer?
*Illiad
*Odyssey
*artistic representation of Achilles
Players in the Trojan War?•Achilles
•Hector
•Agamemmnon
•Ajax
•Menaleus
•Zeus
•Tithes
•Paris
•Helen
•Athena
•Aphrodite
•Hera
The Kidnap of Helen:
Departure of Hector:
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
Greek Dark Ages
Farming and learning collapseGreeks migrating throughout region1100-750 B.C.EWritings of HomerTrojan WarHistorical Homer and its pitfalls.
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.
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”.