Transcript Archaic Greece - Historyteacher.net

Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY
The “Bronze” Age Mediterranean Region
Early Greek
Geometrics
Early Greek Art & Artifacts
The Minoan World: mid-2M B.C.E.
Sir Arthur Evans
Artist’s Recreation of Knossos
Aerial View of Knossos
Palace of King Minos – North Entrance
Palace of King Minos - Interiors
Palace of King Minos – Throne Room
Minoan Ladies
Minoan Culture - Religion
Minoan Priest
Minoan Snake
Goddess
Bull Cult
Bull Jumping Fresco
Minoan
Trade
Coast of Crete
“Bireme” ship
Minoan Artistic “Motifs”
Early Writing System:
“Linear A” (Undecipherable)
Canon?
What caused
the End
of the
Minoan Civilization??
The Mycenaean World: mid-2M B.C.E.
Sir Heinrich Schliemann
View of Mycenae
archaeological“tell”
Aerial View of Mycenae
Mycenae Citadel & Reconstuction
Approach to the Lion’s Gate
Lion’s Gate Entrance to Mycenae
Mycenaean Writing System: “Linear B”
Bronze Age Enemies: The Trojan War
What were the
real & mythical
causes of the
Trojan War??
Helen of Troy:
“The Face That Launched 1000 Ships”
What
did she
look
like?
Plan of the City of Troy
The Seven “Layers” of Ancient Troy
The Seven “Layers” of Ancient Troy
Homer’s
Troy
(VII)
Original Wall of the City of Troy
Wall of Troy Recreated
Dome of King Priam’s Treasury
King Priam’s Treasure
Sofie Schliemann
With King Priam’s Jewelry
Mask of Agammemnon
Brutal
Combat
Troy Grave Circles
The “Trojan Horse”?
Migrations in the Aegean Region
(DORIANS}
Homer, the Blind Poet
Homer’s Great Epics
Homer’s View of the World
Greek Culture
Declined
Greek & Phoenician Colonization:
750-500 BCE
Trade Resumes:
6c BCE
Amphoras
“Iron Age” Trade Routes
Evolution of Our Alphabet:
From Phoenician to Latin
http://www.cedarland.org/alpha.html
The Dialects of Ancient Greek
The Rise of the Greek Polis
Athens
Naxos
Eboea
Larissa
Syracuse
Corinth