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Greece How it all started!

The Minoans Lived on the island of Crete Had great power in the Mediterranean Sea Made many trades with other countries

The Minoans The had sophisticated art Enjoyed building palaces Decorated them with FRESCOES FRESCO: ground up paint in limewater mix * Shows BULL LEAPING a ritual sport.

Minoan Decline No one knows why this powerful civilization stopped to exist THEORY: Volcanic eruption on Thera Toxic gas Caused Tsunamis

Indo-Europeans Began to settle in mainland Greece

The Mycenaeans Replaced the Minoans Lived and grew on Mainland Greece Leading City: Mycenae Surrounded by massive wall about 20 feet thick Adapted Minoan writing system Advanced in Bronze & Iron

The Trojan War 1200 B.C. – Mycenaean kings fought a 10 year war with Troy WHY!?!?!?!?! * Troy

Helen

Kidnapped?

Caused War

The TROJAN Wall!

How do we get in???

AH HA! The Trojan Horse of Course!

The Boring Theory Trojan war was over: Struggle for control of a crucial waterway in the Aegean Sea

The Dorians Less advanced then the Mycenaeans Forgot the art of writing during this age No written record exists Little known about this time WHY??????