Do-now How do you think geography influenced the Greek way of life and their interaction with other people? (Think back to map activity)

Essential questions: What civilization influenced the Minoans? How did Mycenaean civilization affect the later Greeks? What do the epics of Homer reveal about the Greeks?

Early People of the Aegean The Minoans and the Mycenaeans

The Minoan civilization developed along the Aegean Sea

The Minoan economy was based on trade…why? traded with the Egyptians and Sumerians

Cultural Diffusion The Minoans gained a lot of knowledge and technology from the other civilizations it traded with.

The Minoan civilization was destroyed How?

The Minoan civilization was destroyed How? Possibly a natural disaster?

The Minoan civilization was destroyed How? Possibly a natural disaster? Invaders? Mycenaeans

The Mycenaeans took control of the Aegean world

The Mycenaeans lived in City-States A city and the surrounding lands that govern themselves

The Trojan War A war between the Trojan city-state and the Mycenaeans

Homer A blind poet that was infamous for his story of the Iliad and the Odyssey

The Epics A historic treasure Inspired other great works

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