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Lived on the Island of Crete
Minoans
Fought in the Trojan War
Mycenaean
2800-1400 B.C.E
Minoans
Invaded by Dorians
Mycenaean
Main city was located on Greek
Mainland
Mycenaean
Great shipbuilders and sailors
Minoans
Main City Knossos
Minoans
Very strong, dominant civilization
Mycenaean
How did the seas affect the Greeks
 Fish was a large part of their diet
 Helped trade be successful
 Cultural Diffusion (spread of cultures)
 Provided transportation routes because
travelling by sea was easier than travelling
over the rugged terrain of the land.
King of Troy’s son; Had to choose
the Fairest Goddess of them all
Paris
Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
Was the most beautiful woman in
the world; Paris kidnapped her
Helen of Sparta
King of Sparta; Married to Helen
King Menelaus
What did the Greeks do to the city
of Troy?
Burned it
They won the Trojan War
Greeks
Study the map of Greece
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
SPELL THE CITIES….