2. MYCENAEANS 1600-1100 BC

5. Sea traders – beyond Aegean Sea to Sicily, Italy, Egypt and Mesopotamia. Warriors, living in several city states. The Mycenaean city-state became the mainland Greek civilization. Best known for Trojan War. http://youtu.be/YbiR6IMf5KQ LIFE OF MYCENAENS

6.  Took place around 1250 BC.  Between Mycenae and Troy over trading  Story:  Trojan Prince, Paris, takes the beautiful wife of Mycenae King, Agamemnon  Mycenae go to rescue Helen – war lasts 10 years  The Mycenaean Greeks lay siege to Troy for ten years, finally taking the city with the famous Trojan horse.  This story was told by the 8 th century Poet – Homer in the ‘ILLIAD’ THE BATTLE OF TROY

8.  The Dorians conquered Greece from the North  Destroyed The Palace of Knossos  By 1100 BC, the “Dark Age” of Greece was in full effect  Lasted 300 years  Overseas trade stopped  People lost skills  Poverty increased END OF THE MYCENAEAN PEOPLE

9.  By 750 BC The Ionians reintroduced culture, arts and skills to Greece.  The “Hellenic Age” lasted from 750 BC – 336 BC THE HELLENIC AGE