Greece Notes

- Greece was a mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean sea
- There were 2000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas
- Mountains covered 3/4 of the land
- the sea shaped greek civilization, allowing jobs for fishermen, boat makers, etc.
- most of the island was not ideal for farming
- in 2000 BC Mycenaeans settled on Greek lands
- the mycenaeans came into contact with the Minoan civilization, which led to seaborne trade
-mycenaeans also took n the minoan writing system
Trojan war took place in 1200 bc, when the Mycenaeans fought a 10 year war with troy
This led to the fall of the Mycenaen civilization
The dorians then took over the old land, but because they were so less advanced they fell as a society
caused Greece to loose the art of writing
Homer, a blind man, was responsible for telling stories that contained greek history.
The greeks created Gods to understand the powers of nature and human passions

places we need to know
3 IMPORTANT SEAS: Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian
Peloponnesus
Athens
Sparta
Asia Minor
Macedona
Crete- A large island to the south of Greece