east of the Greek mainland. By 2800 B.C‚ a Bronze Age civilization that used metals‚ especially bronze‚ in making weapons had been established on the large island of Crete‚ southeast of Greek mainland. The First Greek State was the Mycenae. Mycenaean comes from Mycenae a fortified site in Greece that was first discovered by German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization Greece entered a difficult period in which the population declined and food production dropped
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One day‚ soon after man received fire‚ there was a large forest fire in Crete that the gods were not pleased with‚ they went to Hephaestus‚ god of fire‚ for an explanation. Hephaestus claimed he didn’t know who started it‚ as it wasn’t his doing. He then blamed the humans and their ignorance to this newly found tool. Zeus didn’t care‚ he said that if there were another disruption in the world due to fire he would be severely punished. Hephaestus was mad‚ he had already been thrown off Olympus for
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book‚ it seems as though Achilles is much more worthiness than Agamemnon. Achilles is not as dishonorable as Agamemnon‚ nor is he as greedy‚ and he is also more useful for the Greeks rather than Agamemnon is. Although Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae‚ he is a king with great disgrace. A first example would be when Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ by not returning Chryseis to him. Because of this‚ Apollo started the plague on the Achaians. Many of them died only because of Agamemnon’s morally unacceptable
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After that‚ changing over to agriculture as a subsistence strategy has dramatically effected a society with deep class divisions. Jared Diamond described that from Greek tombs at Mycenae c age‚ the skeletons around 1500 B.C. shows royals had a better diet than commoners because the royal skeletons taller with had better teeth. (Diamond‚ P3) He stated that agriculture was bad for health because early farmers gained cheap calories from
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those functions. Some states‚ such as Sparta‚ retained the monarchy‚ although elected officials frequently tempered with their powers. In the new system‚ the city god replaced the king. In a number of cities with Mycenaean traditions‚ such as Athens‚ Mycenae itself and Tiryns‚ the temple was built on the site of the former palace. Even in design these temples harked back to the Mycenaean megaron. At Athens the religious function of the kings was transferred to the archon basileus. The towns increased
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The Bronze Age → Dark Ages Greece Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates Egypt - Nile : flooding every year which makes the soil fertile In the 4th millenium‚ settled clusters of people 1. Predynastic 2. Old kingdom - known for grandiose architecture (pyramids) 3. First intermediate 4. Middle kingdom - brief‚ unspectacular 5. Second intermediate period - started around 1800 B.C.‚ Egypt is experiencing a decline‚ irregular floods‚ people losing trust in the government. Hyksos
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Achilles was born to Peleus‚ the King of Fthia in Thessaly‚ and Thetis. When Achilles was born‚ his mother wanted to make him immortal. Thetis decided to hold him over a divine fire‚ or in some myths‚ the River Styx. Peleus saw this and stopped his wife when he saw the child had burned his lips. This gave him the name “Achilles‚” meaning one with no lips. She suspended him by his for and caused him to not be immortal on his heel. This would later become Achilles biggest weakness and downfall. Achilles
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BC) (i) Mycenae was located in southern Greece. (ii) We call the people who lived there‚ the Mycenaeans‚ after the city they lived in. (iii) Through trade with the Minoans‚ the Mycenaeans learnt the Minoans’ writing and ways of life; the Mycenaeans also they knew how to use metal and make pottery. Their civilisation is called the Mycenaean civilisation. (iv) The Mycenaeans were a warlike people and had a strong army‚ but Mycenaean civilisation ended when the Dorians conquered Mycenae in about
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Why did Xerxes invade Greece? Why did he fail? 3. Why did Greeks call Non-Greeks “Barbarians”? 4. Why is Greco-Roman history considered “OUR” background/history in the US & Europe? Pg.81 (Timeline Pg. 82) 5. When‚ roughly‚ was the Kingdom of Mycenae and the legendary Trojan War? __________ 6. When was the rise of Greek City-States?__________ 7.When were the Iliad & Odyssey compiled?__________ 8. What was Athens at its height? __________ 9. When were the Peloponnesian Wars? __________ 10. When
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The megaron is entered through a porch that contains two columns‚ and the main room; also know as the central hearth has four columns surrounding it. Some well-known architecture that has been excavated is located in the city of Mycenae‚ there contains the famous Lion Gate‚ a protective gateway and the Treasury of
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