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Main Idea-Greece

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Physical geography caused separate groups of Greek speaking people to develop isolated societies.

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What was the difference between Ancient and modern Greece?

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ancient-a collection of separate lands where Greek speaking people lived vs modern-a united country

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What is the geography of Greece? (two parts)

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1) a mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean sea and 2) a collection of islands in the Aegean and Ionian sea

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Who were the Mycenaeans?

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settlers of Greek mainland, first bronze age society in Europe

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Where was Mycenae?

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a steep rocky ridge surrounded by a thick wall

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How long did the wealthy warrior kings rule for in Greece?

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1600 BCE to 1200 BCE

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Why did Mycenae flourish?

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Ideally situated for trade by both sea and land

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What was the symbol of Mycenaean power?

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The Lions’ Gate

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Mycenae lay unappreciated until what was discovered?

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A treasure trove of gold

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One way to judge a society’s architectural finesse is by ___?

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the distance it can span w/o internal supports

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In the Story of Troy, what was the king’s baby’s name?

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Paris

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What did the king’s daughter tell him? What was her name?

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His daughter Cassandra told him Paris would one day destroy his city

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How did the king react to Cassandra’s prediction?

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He doubted her at first but then believed him.

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What did the king do upon hearing Cassandra’s prediction?

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Ordered soldiers to kill the baby

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What was the Trojan war?

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Conflict between Mycenae/Greece and Troy

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What was the legend surrounding the Trojan war?

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The story of Troy

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What happened while soldiers were taking baby Paris to be killed?

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Shepards saw the baby, ambushed the soldiers and took the baby.

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How did the king feel at first about Paris?

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He loved him.

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What happened to Paris as a teenager?

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The goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera asked to be judged on their beauty.

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Which goddess did Paris pick?

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Aphrodite

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What happened after Paris chose the goddess?

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He went to Sparta and took Helen, the queen, angering the king.

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What did the king do after Paris took Helen?

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He got 1000 Greek soldiers to go to Troy and retrieve Helen

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What happened when the Greek soldiers stormed Troy for Helen?

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Troy vs Greek for 9 years. No winner.

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Who was Achilles?

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An invincible Greek soldier.

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How was Achilles invincible?

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His mother dipped him in a magical river-the Styx-as a child, except for his heel.

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What happened to Achilles’ heel?

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Paris shot it with an arrow, making him lose his invincibility.

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What did the Greeks use to win the war?

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Not valor or strength, but deception.

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What happened when the Greeks realized they couldn’t break through to Troy?

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They took a huge wooden horse and hid their soldiers inside, and sent it as a surrendering gift to Troy.

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What happened when Troy took the horse into the city?

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That night, the Greek left the horse and signalled the soldiers hiding to come out. They destroyed Troy.

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Where in the Story of Troy do we see the same Greek value identified in the story of the Minotaur?

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Value of beauty. In the story of the Minotaur, Ariadne was obsessed with her beauty, as were the three goddesses of Troy.

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What else can we learn from the story of Troy about Greek values?

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Most of the stories are about fighting over a beautiful woman.

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What does historical archaeological evidence say about the story of Troy?

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There was probably an actual war, but it was just a Mycenaean raid against rival trading city Troy. Turned to legend over time.

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When did Mycenaean society collapse?

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After Trojan war.

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Who were the Dorians?

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Hellenic people that invaded Greece around 1100 BCE.

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What was the name of Helen’s original husband?

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Menelaus.

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What were Homer’s writings?

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The Odyssey and the Iliad.

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What happened during the Dorian age?

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Writing was temporarily forgotten.

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What did a phalanx lead to?

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A stronger polis

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