Troy Richie Goulazian 3000 BCE – 1000 AD

Geography Located near the Aegean sea and and the black sea Ten cities of Troy were built, and when they were destroyed another was built on top creating creating a human-made mound called a “tell”

Food Source They mostly hunted and fished for food Troy I – III, lamb and pork were often eaten Beef and horse were one of the only meats eaten in Troy VI During the Bronze Age there was a variety of foods ranging from beef, to fish and venison Venison Beef Tuna Lamb

Government Ancient Troy was a monarchy, a government where one person rules The monarch was limited by aristocracy, which is when a group of privileged people rule Con: People may rebel Pro: A king that is good has access to all power

Religion Their religion was called Theology Religion was based on polytheism, the assumption that there were many gods and goddesses There was a hierarchy of gods with Zeus being the king of the gods The gods acted like humans and interacted with others The god associated with Troy is Poseidon, the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses

Architecture They had large walls with many gates and ramps Ancient Troy built a Temple of Athena Most of the architecture was lost in the many cities burned down and rebuilt

Social Structure At the top was the king, and then there was a group of people called the aristocracy People under this were not important but still had many rights like buying land

The Arts They enjoyed sculptures and statues to make their city as beautiful as it was functional They accepted a statue of a horse from the Greeks that contained Greek warriors and led to their defeat

Writing Homer wrote the Iliad about the Trojan war Most other written pieces were destroyed in the war and throughout the years of a new Troy being built on an old one Writing found in the ruins of Troy

Technology A large wall was built around the city with eleven large gates and paved stone ramps for easy entrance and exit These walls were used for defense and so archers could see farther They made a deep ditch that surrounded the city so that enemies would fall in Layers of defense to protect people in the city

Legacy The city is still being uncovered It was the first factual city It was used in the creation of the Iliad