Post on 22-Jun-2020
Geography
Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a
mountainous peninsula jutting out into
the Mediterranean
It also included
about 2,000
islands in the
Aegean and
Ionian seas
Geography
The sea shaped Greek civilization just as
rivers shaped the ancient civilizations
Greeks rarely had to travel more than 85
miles to reach the coastline.
The Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the
neighboring Black Sea were important
transportation routes for the Greek
people.
Trade
As the Greeks became skilled
sailors, sea travel connected
Greece with other societies.
Sea travel and trade were also
important because Greece
lacked natural resources, such
as timber, precious metals, and
usable farmland.
The MinoansLived on the
island of Crete
Had great powerin the Mediterranean Sea
Made many trades with other countries
Minoan DeclineNo one knows
why this powerful civilization stopped to exist
THEORY: Volcanic eruption on TheraToxic gas
Caused Tsunamis
Indo-Europeans
Began to
settle in
mainland
Greece
The MycenaeansReplaced the Minoans
Lived and grew on Mainland Greece
Leading City: MycenaeSurrounded by massive wall
about 20 feet thick
Adapted Minoan writing system
Advanced in Bronze & Iron
The Trojan War1200 B.C. –
Mycenaean kings fought a 10 year warwith Troy
WHY!?!?!?!?!
* Troy
The TROJAN Wall!
How do
we get
in???
Fact or Fiction?
Heinrich
Shliemann
excavated
Turkey
Discovered
this story may
be TRUE!!
The Boring TheoryTrojan war was over:Struggle for control of a crucial waterway in the Aegean Sea
The Dorians
Less advanced then the
Mycenaeans
Forgot the art of writing
during this age
No written record exists
Little known about this time