1. 4.1 Early People of the Aegean

2. Vocab
Fresco 4.1 Acropolis 4.2 Phalanx 4.2 Ostracism 4.3 Pericles 4.3 Parthenon 4.4 Patrician 5.1 Plebian 5.1 Julius Caesar 5.2 Mosaic 5.3

3. FQ: October 22 List 2 things that you are thankful for.
How do they add value to your life?

4. FQ: October 23
Describe a time when work was very satisfying.

5. Videos 30 things about Greeks that changed the world, 4 min.
Top 5 facts about Ancient Greece, 6 min
15 Amazing Greek Inventions…….Better Future. 7 min.

6. Minoans Based in Crete Were traders
Had a palace at Knossos—much art—frescoes

7. Minoan Frescoes Are watercolor paintings on wet plaster
Tell about their society
Importance of the sea
They worshipped a bull and a mother goddess
Women appear to have more rights than other early societies

12. Minoan Priest

14. They disappeared……..
Not sure what happened—perhaps a volcano or earthquake followed by a huge wave.
The Mycenaean's did have something to do with the demise of the Minoans though

15. Laugh with me, Sports Fans!
What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship?
A leek
What did Sir Lancelot wear to bed?
A knight gown
Why did the belt go to jail?
For holding up a pair of pants

16. Mycenaean's Sea Trade Brings Great Wealth
Dominate Aegean world b.c.
Trade in Egypt, Sicily, Italy, Mesopotamia
Absorbed much from Minoans, like writing
Live in city-states on the mainland of Greece

18. The Trojan War cause: perhaps economic struggle btwn Troy and Mycenae
Troy controlled the Bosporus
Greek legend says that:
Paris, a Trojan prince, kidnaps Helen, the wife of a Greek king
Fight for 10 years
Greeks seize Troy, burn it to the ground
Trojan Horse

21. Illiad Teaches us about the Trojan War and Greek life.
Probably created by Homer—Greek poet
It’s about a warrior—Achilles—who
quits the Trojan War b/c he has been unfairly treated by and insulted by his commander.
The war turns against the Greeks, still doesn’t return
Returns after his friend is killed

23. Odyssey
Tells the story of Odysseus return home from the Trojan War to his faithful wife, Penelope, after the fall of Troy
On his voyage he encounters one-eyed giants, beautiful sorceress, a sea monster, etc.
Epic poems like the Illiad and Odyssey teach of the values of ancient Greece: honor, bravery, eloquence