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The Mycenaeans

The Mycenaeans. Character # 2 - The First Greeks. Heinrich Schliemann (1870). Heinrich Schliemann spent years excavating a walled palace in the 1870’s. He names the people Mycenaen after the large city Mycenae. Where are we talking?. Peloponnesus Peninsula. When are we talking?.

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The Mycenaeans

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  1. The Mycenaeans • Character # 2 - The First Greeks

  2. Heinrich Schliemann (1870) • Heinrich Schliemann spent years excavating a walled palace in the 1870’s. • He names the people Mycenaen after the large city Mycenae.

  3. Where are we talking? Peloponnesus Peninsula

  4. When are we talking? • The Mycenaeans began to develop c. 2200 BC • They continued to grow stronger as the Minoans grew weaker.

  5. The Minoan Influence: • They lived in a VERY mountainous terrain, which made it hard to sustain solely on farming. • So they traded with the Minoans and stole their ideas. • Grew/Traded- Olive oil for cooking and fuel for lamps.

  6. On the Island: Wheat Olives Barley Sheep

  7. Copy-Cats! • Dress:Same as Minoans • Architecture: Same as Minoans • Craftsmanship:Same as Minoans (Gold and Bronze) • Excellent Navy-- Same as Minoans

  8. Writing: • They even adopted the Minoan form of writing, mixed it with Greek to form Linear B script.

  9. We WANT WAR: • Much more war-like than the Minoans. • They invaded and conquered many lands because of lack of resources, including the Cretan invasion which cause the fall of who??

  10. Fortress Walled Cities Enter if you dare...

  11. Ever Growing: • This attack allowed them to become the main traders in the eastern Mediterranean.

  12. The colonies of the Mycenaeans

  13. Weapons and Armor: • Animal hide shields with wooden frames and bronze swords using spears.

  14. Another Conflict Arises: • The Trojan War: • c. 1200 B.C

  15. One of the Most Infamous Wars in History: Asia Minor

  16. Trojans have trade route that Mycenaeans want. • Control trade to the Black Sea and made money by taxing ships that carried grain and gold. • Mycenaeans wanted control so attacked Troy c. 1200 BC-- King Agamemnon of Mycenae launched the attack. The war lasted 10 years!!!

  17. Disappearance • The Mycenaean desire for warfare led to their own demise. • Too many little cities, who all want control. • Caused civil wars... lots of civil wars. • Weakened and conquered by the Dorians.

  18. The Dark Ages • 1100 BC- c. 800 BC

  19. Character 3: The Dorians were an uncivilized group of Barbarians who destroyed the Mycenaean culture but did not replace it with something better. • They did not trade during their rule. • Had no written language so no records were kept..... we will never know exactly what this time period entailed.

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