CLASSICS 1A03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Megaron, Carl Blegen, Michael Ventris

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Classics
• Course: CLASSICS 1A03
• Professor: Michele George

Document Summary

Minoans did not leave but were diminished loss of trade dominance. Palaces at phaistos, mallia, and zakro destroyed and never rebuilt. Decline of minoan culture caused by rise of mycenaean civilization of mainland greece. Greek epic poems, iliad and odyssey attributed to poet homer. Follows tradition of oral poetry (memorized throughout history since they didn"t have literacy back then), folklore that the greeks did not differentiate from factual history. Poems based on events of c. 1200 bc recorded ca. Battle of greeks vs. trojans (troy in asia minor) Especially the anger of achilles, greek hero (greek side=myc. ) Odyssey recounts events of greek hero odysseus returning to greece from troy. Greek conquer troy they go back that"s what odyssey is about. Key elements: leader of united greek forces against city of troy is agamemnon, king of. Mycenae identified in iliad as most powerful kingdom in greece. Mythical home to agamemnon, king of mycenae, son of atreus, married to.