1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY

3. The “Bronze” Age Mediterranean Region

4. Early Greek Geometrics

5. Early Greek Art & Artifacts

7. The Minoan World: mid- 2M B.C.E.

8. Sir Arthur Evans

9. Artist’s Recreation of Knossos

10. Aerial View of Knossos

11. Palace of King Minos – North Entrance

12. Palace of King Minos - Interiors

13. Palace of King Minos – Throne Room

14. Minoan Ladies

15. Minoan Culture - Religion Minoan Priest Minoan Snake Goddess

16. Bull Cult

17. Bull Jumping Fresco

18. Mino an Trade “Bireme” ship Coast of Crete

19. Minoan Artistic “Motifs”

20. Early Writing System: “Linear A” (Undecipherable) Canon?

21. What caused the End of the Minoan Civilization?? What caused the End of the Minoan Civilization??

23. The Mycenaean World: mid-2M B.C.E.

24. Sir Heinrich Schliemann

25. View of Mycenae archaeological“tell”

26. Aerial View of Mycenae

27. Mycenae Citadel & Reconstuction

28. Approach to the Lion’s Gate

29. Lion’s Gate Entrance to Mycenae

30. Mycenaean Writing System: “Linear B”

32. Bronze Age Enemies: The Trojan War

33. What were the real & mythical causes of the Trojan War?? What were the real & mythical causes of the Trojan War??

34. Helen of Troy: “The Face That Launched 1000 Ships” What did she look like?

35. Plan of the City of Troy

36. The Seven “Layers” of Ancient Troy

37. Homer’s Troy (VII)

38. Original Wall of the City of Troy

39. Wall of Troy Recreated

40. Dome of King Priam’s Treasury

41. King Priam’s Treasure

42. Sofie Schliemann With King Priam’s Jewelry

43. Mask of Agammemnon

44. Brutal Comba t

45. Troy Grave Circles

46. The “Trojan Horse”?

48. Migrations in the Aegean Region (DORIANS}

49. Homer, the Blind Poet

50. Homer’s Great Epics

51. Homer’s View of the World

52. Greek Culture Declined

54. Greek & Phoenician Colonization: 750-500 BCE

55. Trade Resumes: 6c BCE Amphoras

56. “Iron Age” Trade Routes

57. Evolution of Our Alphabet: From Phoenician to Latin http://www.cedarland.org/alpha.html

58. The Dialects of Ancient Greek

59. The Rise of the Greek Polis Athens NaxosCorinth Syracuse Larissa Eboea