PPT-Aegean Civilizations (Minoan Civilization, Rulers of Mycenae, and the Age of Homer)

Presentation created by Robert L Martinez Primary Content Source Prentice Hall World History Images as cited Washed by the warm waters of the Aegean Sea Crete was home to a brilliant early civilization Minoan civilization reached its height between 1750 BCE and 1500 BC E. Minoan Civilization. © Student Handouts, Inc. www.studenthandouts.com. Archaeology. Cretan history previously known only through myths and legends. British archaeologist Sir . Sir . Arthur Evans. Knossos. Palace Economy. Bronze Age: Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. Review: . Sir Arthur Evans. Knossos. Palace Economy. Bronze Age: Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. Review: . 1500-1100 B.C.. 2 civilizations on the Aegean Sea. Minoan. – on the island of Crete. Mycenaean. – on Greek mainland. Both thought to be mythological because they were only known by Homer in the . The Odyssey. May have lived sometime between 850 BCE and early 1200 BCE. Much of his life is a mystery. He probably lived closer to the 850 BCE date. The Iliad . and . The Odyssey . both date from around this time. SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. Geography Greece. Territory included:. Mountainous peninsula. Divided Greeks – never unified. 1,400 islands. W. coast Asia Minor/Anatolia. “Did not live on land, but AROUND seas”. Seas = Liquid highways.  . Homer Simpson is world-renowned for being a fool, through his inadequacies as a father figure, from his turbulent career working for Mr Burns and through his many well-documented failures. However, a man who can boast having gone to space on a NASA space programme, owned an NFL team and fronted one of the most successful television programmes of all time is unlikely to also be a fool by normal human convention and his achievements must be taken into account.. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . About the Artist. Winslow. Homer. About the Painting. Breezing Up – A Fair Wind. What is the name of the boat? . . And where can you find the name?. GLOUCESTER. A few other . paintings . by the artist . 24, . 1836 - September . 29, . 1910. Winslow Homer. was . an American landscape painter and . printmaker. self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial . illustrator. c. reated oil paintings and watercolors . _______ . Greek . poet who wandered from town to town chanting his poetry to the accompaniment of a . ____. .. . Some say that the lyrics were not written by one person but are instead a . ________ . Many believe that Homer was a blind Greek poet who wandered from town to town chanting his poetry to the accompaniment of a lyre. . Some say that the lyrics were not written by one person but are instead a collection of Greek poems.. The West vs. Islam. Miguel Inácio. Clash of Civilizations. Huntington defends conflict is not to become less prevalent between states just as Fukuyama believed. Instead believes humanity is following a new pattern of conflict, the latest phase of conflict;.