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Page 1: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides
Page 2: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides
Page 3: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

The Minoans• Earliest Greek civilization

• Located on island of Crete

• Named after legendary ruler King Minos

• 500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides had written about Minos

• 1900 AD: Archaeologists Arthur Evans uncovers evidence of Minos’ Kingdom

Page 4: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

Palace of Knossos

Page 5: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

Palace floor plan

Page 6: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides
Page 7: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

Frescoes

Page 8: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

Theseus & the Minotaur

• Greek Legend

• Could be partly fact

• Probably mostly fiction

• Legends were popular stories because they upheld popular values

• What values are upheld by this legend?

Page 9: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

The Mycenaeans

• Centered on the Peloponnesian Peninsula

• City states atop hills

• Wealth was generated through trade and piracy

• The Poet Homer recorded many of Mycenae's great exploits including the story of the hero Achilles and the Trojan War

The Lion Gate

Page 10: Early Greek Civilizations (2000 – 800 BC) · •Earliest Greek civilization •Located on island of Crete •Named after legendary ruler King Minos •500 BC: Greek Historian Thucydides

Homer

• Greek Poet

• Responsible for preserving many popular Greek myths and legends

• His most important works are:

• The Iliad• Story of Achilles and the Trojan War

• The Odyssey• Story of Greek General Odysseus and his

troublesome journey home from the war