Early People of the Aegean
-A class system half rich, half poor.
-1750 b.c. Minoan Culture trade done with Egypt and Mesopotamia.
-minoan culture lasted 350yrs
-Mycenaens conquered Crete 1400 B. C.
-new civilization leads to trade with Sicily, Italy, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.
- Mycenaenans learn writing from Minoans .
-Passed on influnces to later Greeks.
-Trojan War 1250 B. C.
-Mycaeaneans defeat Troy.
-Homer(Epic poems) long poem.
-Illiad
-Odyssey
-Poems have influenced 3,000 yrs.
-1200B.C. Sea raiders attacked Myceanaeans.
-Next 300 yrs lead to gradual decline in.
