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The Minoan World: mid-2M B.C.E.

Sir Arthur Evans

Artist ’ s Recreation of Knossos

Aerial View of Knossos

Palace of King Minos – North Entrance

Palace of King Minos - Interiors

Palace of King Minos – Throne Room

Bull Cult

Bull Jumping Fresco

Minoan Trade “Bireme” ship Coast of Crete

Minoan Artistic “ Motifs ”

Early Writing System: “ Linear A ” (Undecipherable) Canon?

Describe the Greeks that came after the Minoans. Describe the Greeks that came after the Minoans.

The Mycenaean World: mid-2M B.C.E.

Mask of Agammemnon

Sir Heinrich Schliemann

View of Mycenae archaeological“tell”

Aerial View of Mycenae

Approach to the Lion ’ s Gate

Lion ’ s Gate Entrance to Mycenae

Mycenae Citadel & Reconstuction

Mycenaean Writing System: “ Linear B ”

Plan of the City of Troy

The Seven “ Layers ” of Ancient Troy Homer’s Troy (VII)

Original Wall of the City of Troy

Wall of Troy Recreated

King Priam ’ s Treasure

Sofie Schliemann With King Priam ’ s Jewelry

What were the real & mythical causes of the Trojan War?? What were the real & mythical causes of the Trojan War??

Homer, the Blind Poet

Homer ’ s Great Epics

Helen of Troy: “ The Face That Launched 1000 Ships ” What did she look like?

The “ Trojan Horse ” ?

Homer ’ s View of the World

Brutal Combat

The Rise of the Greek Polis Athens NaxosCorinth Syracuse Larissa Eboea

Evolution of Our Alphabet: From Phoenician to Latin

The Dialects of Ancient Greek

Greek Alphabet:

Fraternities and Sororities at U of M: Gamma Sigma Alpha, Rho Lambda, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi Omega, Lamba Chi AlphaGamma Sigma Alpha, Rho Lambda, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi Omega, Lamba Chi Alpha