Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Mediterranean World
Minoans
Lived on Crete
Sea people
Technological advances Huge sprawling palaces
Mycenaeans
CityCity-states (were competitive) Sea trade/piracy Society very big on war Polytheistic origins of Greek gods
Minoan Palace
Labyrinth myth?
Myth
Constructed by Daedalus for King Minos Hold the Minotaur Eventually slain by the Greek warrior Theseus
Possibly represents sprawling palaces Theseus battle b/w Minoans and Mycenaeans?
Greek sports
Trojan War
Birth of Democracy
Athens relied on rowers to maintain their navy Wanted to obtain more rights as Athens fought wars Democracy
Still only gave it to men that owned land over the age of 18 Excludes women, children, and slaves
ostracism
Triremes
Sophists
Emphasis on rhetoric
Entrepreneurs Protagoras
Attacked by many
Death of Socrates