HUM-2020 Midterm: Groups of People/Ethnic Groups
Document Summary
A group of 1,000 islands in the aegean sea. Established some of the earliest trade routes. Where homer"s first written down iliad was housed. Probably came from upper italy or middle east. Existed as far back as 900 bce. Had great way of working with mineral. Made pottery, bronze work, jewelry, oil, wine. After they are kicked out of rome, democracy is tried. The syrians attacked israel and scattered the people. Women said they wouldn"t have sex until war was over. Caesar was stabbed multiple times by a group of senators. First of the crusades began in 1095. When armies of christians from western europe responded to pope urban ii"s plea to go to war against muslim forces in the holy land. Between william, the duke of normandy and english army under king harold. Series of things that will wipe out population of europe.
