2000 BC- Minoan civilization prospers on crete (vase)
1780 BC- Hammurabi issues code of laws
1500 BC- Mycenaean culture thrives on Greek mainland
1472 BC- Hatshepsut, women Pharaoh, begins her reign
1200 BC- Trojan war takes place
1027 BC- Zhou dynasty begins in China
750 BC- Greek city starts to flourish
850 BC- Assyrians expand their Empire
500 BC- Zapotec of Mexico built a shield
479 BC- Greece triumphs in Persian wars
334 BC- Alexander starts to build his own empire
Notes
- Mycenaean- people who settled on Greek mainland- came from Mycenae
- Trojan War- mycenaeans fought a ten year war against Troy (trading city in Anatolia)
- Dorians- moved into war torn countryside- less advanced- spoke Greek
- Homer- greatest story teller-blind
- Epic- narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds- between 750-700 BC
- Myths- traditional stories about their gods
- The Sea shaped Greek civilization
- Greeks lived around the sea
- Rugged mountains covered 3/4 of ancient Greece- Northwest to Southeast- divided the land
- Greece had varied climate- 48 in summer, 80 in summer
- Large wave of Indo-Europeans migrated to Europe, India, and Southeast Asia
- Mycenae- southern Greece- steep, rocky ridge- surrounded by wall
- Mycenaeans met Minoan and began trading with them
- Trojan war- ten years- began in 1200s BC
- Greeks learned about history through the spoken word
- Iliad- Homer's great epic poems
- Iliad- heroes of warriors- Achilles
- Theogony- sourced Greek mythology
- Athena- Guardian of the cities
- Aegean sea, black sea and ionian sea provided transportation
- Greeks became skilled sailors
- Provided trade routes for the resources they lacked
- Land travel was difficult
- Henrich Schliemann- dug up artifacts from the Trojan war
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