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Mycenaeans and the Trojan War. 7 October 2009. Background Information. Settled on the Greek mainland Known as Mycenaeans, after main city, Mycenae City-states controlled by militaristic rulers. Preservation of Minoan Culture.
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Mycenaeans and the Trojan War 7 October 2009
Background Information • Settled on the Greek mainland • Known as Mycenaeans, after main city, Mycenae • City-states controlled by militaristic rulers
Preservation of Minoan Culture • Invasions by Mycenaeans prevented Minoans from rebuilding their cities • Adopted pieces of Minoan culture into everyday lives • Value of seaborne trade • Writing system • Minoan legends helped form part of the Greek religion
Trojan War • Begins approximately 1200 B.C. • 1189 B.C. the city of Troy falls • Greek city-states v. Troy • Causes: • According to legend, a Trojan youth, Paris, kidnapped Helen, the wife of Greek king, Agammenon
Trojan War (cont’d) • Most likely the war was a raid against a rival city-state that controlled vital trade routes • The Trojan Horse according to most scholars would have been either a battering ram or a siege engine
Trojan War (cont’d) • Heinrich Schleimann • Discoveries suggest that Troy was a real city and the events may have actually taken place • The Trojan War was previously believed to be only legend
Dorians • Around 1200 B.C. move into Greece • Little is none of this 400 year period because no written records exist