Greece Notes

1.
Mycenanan- People who settled on the greek mainland around 2000 B.C.

Trojan War-  The legendary story of attack on Troy.

Dorians- They moved into the war-torn countryside. And spoke a dialect of Greek and may have been distant relatives of the Bronze Age Greeks.

Homer-  The greatest story teller who was blind.

Epic- Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds between 750-700 B.C.

Myth-  Traditional stories about the Gods.

3. The seas were important because they were important transportation routes. And it was also a way to efficently trade with other civilizations.

4. They used the ideas of seaborne trade, writing a language, vase designs, cultural aspects, etc.

5.  Epics were important because they were the first types of written down poems/stories in the culture that celebrated heroic deeds.