Indo-European Settled mainland around 2000 BC
Leading City Built on steep rocky hill ridge Surrounded by wall 20 ft. thick Dominated Greece BC
Nobles Controlled production and trade Used armies to gain wealth
Wood and stone tools Occupations Mostly Farmers Weavers Herders Stonemasons
Invasion Trade Adopt Sea Trade Alphabet Minoan legends
1200 BC City of Troy on Anatolia Peninsula Kidnapping of Helen from Greek’s Kingdom
Found remains of city Legends of Trojan War based on real people and places
Fought for control of trade route through Dardanelles (Straits) to Black Sea colonies
Collapsed around 1200 BC Dorians moved into the region
Spoke a dialect of Greek Settled into war torn countryside of Mycenaean Far less advanced
Period of time when civilization experiences a reversal of culture Economy and Trade collapse Forgot how to write Little known about this time period
Without writing Greeks learned about history through spoken word
Blind poet/Storyteller Created the Iliad and the Odyssey
Describes events of ten year Trojan War
Describes ten year journey home of King Odysseus
Activities of gods explained human behavior Myths (traditional stories) written about the Greek gods Based on Polytheism
Humanization gods took human form with human behavior gods lived forever
1. ATHENA - GODDESS OF WISDOM & ART 2. ARTEMIS – GODDESS OF WILDERNESS AND BEASTS 3. APHRODITE - LOVE & BEAUTY 4. ZEUS - CHIEF DEITY 5. APOLLO - SON OF ZEUS GOD OF LIGHT & PROPHECY 6. HERA-WIFE OF ZEUS These are the gods you will have to identify on your test! MOUNT OLYMPUS - HOME OF 12 MOST IMPORTANT DEITIES
Greeks asked questions Priests would interpret Apollo’s answers
Influenced all aspects of Greek Culture Remains as symbols in western art and literature