1. Greece
Bronze to Classical

2. Minoans 3000-1100BC Mycenaean's play role in collapse of Minoans
First advanced civilization of Europe
Contact with/influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia
Produced finest painted pottery and metal work of the time
Importance of sea
Bull worship and mother goddess
Graceful, athletic
Free women
Mycenaean's play role in collapse of Minoans

3. Mycenaean's 1900-1100BC Took over mainland Greece and Crete
Adopted Minoan traditions
Art of writing
Separate isolated city-states**
10 year war against Troy
Trojan prince “kidnapped” Helen
Wife of Spartan king
Economic dispute
Invaded from north by Dorians

4. Dorian's 1200-800BC Attacked Mycenaean cities Dark Ages
Northern Greece
Iron weapons vs stone weapons
“Fathers of Greeks”
Dark Ages
Loss of trade, writing, and economy
Homer, great storyteller
Illiad and Odyssey
Trojan War
Gave Greeks a common language and history

5. Rise of City-States (Polis)