World History Notes:
Geography:
- Sea:
- Allowed for great opportunity for trade and travel
- Important because it allowed Greece to get the natural resources that it lacked
- Land:
- Rugged Mountains Covered about ¾ of ancient Greece
- Mountains were often the divider for different regions
- Played a big role in wars
- Climate:
- Upper 40’s in the winter
- Lower 80’s in the summer
- The climate allowed for many different outdoor activities
Minoan Influence:
- Minoans created an elegant civilization that had great power that started around 3000 BC
- Minoans culture influenced the Mycenaeans
- Used ships to trade goods
Mycenaean Develops:
- The Mycenaens were heavily influenced by the Minoans
- They came from Indo- Europeans migrants
- Dominated Greece from 1600 BC to 1100 BC
Dorian:
- Spoke a kind of Greek
- Not as advanced as the others, no writing system
- Focused more on story telling
- Best Storyteller - Homer
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