Battle of Troy (Modern) Flashcards
Who was the first person to un-earth evidence of Troy?
It was Heinrich Schliemann who excavated the estimated site of Troy.
How did Carl Blegan improved upon Schliemann’s and Dorpfield’s work?
He was able to dig into areas untouched by Schliemann and Dorpfeld and identify the walls of Troy VI to not be destroyed by warfare, but by an earthquake.
Who was the first to have suspicion regarding the location of Troy?
Frank Calvert
What was Schliemann’s mistake regarding his excavation of Troy?
He thought Troy was all in the bottom, so he destroyed the more top ruins, which would have been more believable Troys.
What did Schliemann discover in Mycenae?
A circle of shaft graves containing 15 Skeletons covered in gold that was from an much earlier time period then the Trojan War.
How Schileman important to the discovery of Troy?
Though he made some big mistakes, he did prove that Troy does exist to an unbelievable world that had previously doubted him.
What did Wilhelm Dorpfeld contribute to the excavation of Troy?
Dorpfied had discovered that Troy VI as the true Troy, since it has a surrounding that is most similar to the description in the Illiad.
What did Carl Blegen contribute to the excavation of Troy?
Carl uncovered areas that Schliemann and Dorpfield didn’t uncovered and thinks that Troy VIIa is the ‘true’ Troy, but scientists disagree with him.
What Manfred contribute to the excavation of Troy?
He led the newly charged excavation of Troy by using the latest technology to learn more about Troy.
Is there evidence besides Homer’s poem that describes the Trojan War?
There is very little, but by the Classical Period, the Troyjan War has passed down into legend.
What script does the Mycenaeans use?
They use Linear B
What is Linear B written on?
Clay tablets with a stylus
Where was the earliest tablets discovered?
The Palace of Knossos at Crete
What strong reference did a archive of Linear B Tablets make?
A group of foreign women that work as slaves, some of them could possibly be from Troy.
What was the Hitties’ script called?
Cuneiform
