1. Early People of the Aegean

2. DO NOW (U3D1) October 29, 2013 Please complete the map activity you picked up on your way in to class. Homework: Finish reading the Trojan War story and answer the associated questions.

3. Minoan Civilization The history of Greece begins with the Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations 1750-1000 BCE

4. Minoan Civilization Disappears By 1400 BCE: Minoan civilization vanished Archeologists are not sure why Some possible hypothesis are: Volcanic eruption Earthquake may have destroyed the palace INVADERS DESTROYED THE CITY INVADERS WERE THE MYCENAEANS

5. Rulers of Mycenae Like Aryans in India Mycenaeans were an Indo-European people that conquered the Greek mainland before overrunning Crete

7. Successful Sea Traders Mycenaean civilization dominated the Aegean world from 1400-1200 BCE Like Minoans, Mycenaeans were sea traders Through trade, absorbed Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultural influences

9. The Trojan War Mycenaeans are best remembered for their part in the Trojan War Conflict had roots in an economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy—a rich trading city that controlled the straits that connected the Mediterranean and Black Sea

10. Read only the “Apple of Discord” To begin our discussion of the Trojan War Read the first section titled, “Apple of Discord” Please develop two questions on an index card that you will turn in to me. On the card: One question should be a factual recall question The second question should be a critical thinking question about the nature of human beings You will have three minutes to think and write your answers