The Phonecians, Mycanaeans, and the Age Of Heros Flashcards
Punics made
Tyrian purple
Punics are known for
Trading purple, the levant, and creating the first alphabet
The Phonecians mainly lived
on the coast
Phoenicians had a similar culture to
the Minoans
City States are
Countries the size of cities
Greece likely called themselves
Hellenist
Greece was not all
one united country
A Citadel is
the peak of a fortress
The Cyclopean walls are
said to be made by the cyclops
The main entrance to the Mycenaeans fortress was called
the Lions Gate
The Mycenaeans wrote in
Linear B
The Mycenaeans were the _______ religion
“Greek Religion”
Trade is
buying or selling goods
Mycenaeans gained wealth through
war, conquest, and later trade (Mighty Mycenaeans)
Mycenaeans invented this to win more battles
Chariots to help them win battles
The Mycenaeans created this for burials
Shaft tombs so they were protected from raiders
Tholos’s tomb was raided since
it wasn’t well hidden
What is believed to be Agamemnon’s mask was
only piece found from Mycanaeans
The Mycenaean’s downfall was
big earthquakes
The Hittites are similar to
pirates or vikings
The Trojan war made the Mycenaeans
broke and succeptible
Perseus is
son of Zeus, slayed Medusa
Perseus’s stepdad asks Perseus to
kill Medusa, thinking Perseus would die
Hercules is
son of Zeus, completer of 12 impossible tasks
Hera is mad that Hercules exists so,
his mother names him after Hera as a tribute
Hera secretly manipulates Hercules
to kill his 12 sons
12 gods make Hercules complete
the 12 impossible tasks
Hercules is successful at
completing the 12 impossible task
The 12 labors are
supposed IMPOSSIBLE tasks for Hercules to complete for forgiveness after killing sons
Jason is
son of Hermes, entitled to the throne of Pelias
Jason needs to retrieve the
golden fleece to take back the throne
Theseus travels from Athens to
kill the Minotaur
Achilles is
the son of Zeus & demigod mom, mightiest of Greeks, fought in the Trojan War
Odysseus is
king of Ithaca. known for cleverness
Odysseus took 10 years to
get home from Trojan War
Eris throughs golden apple to
Athena, Hera, Aphrodite and yells “to the fairest” gods end up arguing
Hera offers Paris
to be king of kings
Athena offers Paris
Victory in wars
Aphrodite offers Paris
Helene
Paris chooses
Aphrodite’s offer; forever being on Hera & Athena’s bad side
Menelaus isn’t
happy about Paris marrying Helene
Homer is
a blind bard or storyteller
Homer is the author of
The Iliad and The Odyssey
Iliad is
Troy
Odysseus designed the
Trojan Horse
Trojans believe the Greeks
gave up and left behind the horse
At night Greeks inside horse
give signal to Greek ships to invade Troy
Greeks finally
conquer Trojans after 10 years of fighting
Odysseus’s ship goes
wayward and doesn’t make it home for another 10 years (20 years total)