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MYCENAEANS 1600-1100 BC

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Sea traders beyond Aegean Sea to Sicily, Italy, Egypt and Mesopotamia. Warriors, living in several city states. The Mycenaean city-state became the mainland Greek civilization. Best known for Trojan War. http://youtu.be/YbiR6IMf5KQ LIFE OF MYCENAENS

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Took place around 1250 BC. Between Mycenae and Troy over trading Story: Trojan Prince, Paris, takes the beautiful wife of Mycenae King, Agamemnon Mycenae go to rescue Helen war lasts 10 years The Mycenaean Greeks lay siege to Troy for ten years, finally taking the city with the famous Trojan horse. This story was told by the 8 th century Poet Homer in the ILLIAD THE BATTLE OF TROY

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The Dorians conquered Greece from the North Destroyed The Palace of Knossos By 1100 BC, the Dark Age of Greece was in full effect Lasted 300 years Overseas trade stopped People lost skills Poverty increased END OF THE MYCENAEAN PEOPLE

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By 750 BC The Ionians reintroduced culture, arts and skills to Greece. The Hellenic Age lasted from 750 BC 336 BC THE HELLENIC AGE

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