1. Review

2. How did geography affect the development of independent Greek city-states? Mountains – separated city states Greece has over 2000 islands - separated city states

3. Who were the Minoans? Earliest Greek civilization Flower children of ancient Greece

4. Who are the Mycenaeans? Early Greeks who lived on mainland Greece A war-like people

5. Who was Arthur Evans and what did he discover? A British archeologist A giant palace in Crete at Knosses –800 interconnecting rooms –Flush toilets –Running water

6. Who was Homer? Greek author Wrote epic poems –Iliad –Odyssey

7. What is an epic? A long poem that tells the story of a hero (Achilles in The Iliad)

8. Greek Legends

9. What is a legend? Stories relating to a people’s past. Often telling of a great hero or historical event. Maybe partly fact or all fiction.

10. How are the Minoans and legends related? Two famous legends came to us from the Minoans. They are the legend of the Minotaur and the legend of Atlantis

11. Assignment Read “Perspectives on the Past” on page 135 and summarize the story of the minotaur in five sentences.

12. King Minos angered the gods by not sacrificing a bull. As a punishment, his wife gave birth to a creature that was half human and half bull. The Minotaur ate humans and was kept in a maze. The eldest son of King Minos went to Athens where he was murdered. As a punishment, Athens had to send 7 men and women to Crete every year to be eaten by the Minotaur. Theseus, an Athenian, decided he would go to Crete and kill the Minotaur. Ariadne, Minos’ daughter, fell in love with Theseus and helped him. Theseus killed the Minotaur and pleased Minos so much that he freed the Athenians and let Ariadne and Theseus marry.