Mycenean And Minian Civ Flashcards
(17 cards)
Who discovered the Minoan civilization
Arthur Evans
Ruler of the island; Crete
King Minos
Why was the ‘bull’ important to the Minoans?
Because of the story of Poseidon and King Minos
How did the Minoan civilization end?
Volcanic eruption
Where is Mycenaean civilization
Peloponnesus ,Mainland Greece
True or False
Mycenaeans were always in a constant state of war
True
What mineral did the Mycenaeans use for warfare
Bronze
How did the Greeks win the battle with the city of Troy
With the use of the Trojan horse
The city of Troy thought that the Trojan horse was a symbol of the Greeks giving them inferiority. But there were Greek soldiers, hiding in the Trojan horse
When was the beginning of the dark ages
When the Dorians had dominance over Peloponessus
Why did the Mycenaean lose to the Dorians
Because the Dorians used iron weapons while the Mycenaeans were using bronze weapons
How did the greeks transfer knowledge without the use of writing
They used oral tradition to pass knowledge
During the Dorian invasion, what did the Greeks produce
They produced their greatest bards, poets, and the tales often showed heroes who embodied their ideals as people
Who was one of the greatest bard
Homer
What were the 2 greatest epics Homer made?
Iliad
Odyssey
What did Homer’s epics depict?
Heroic deeds, heroic ideals
_____means excellence
Arête
The ultimate expression of arête is _____, during the age of Homer
Heroism
