The Mycenaeans
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Heinrich Schliemann (1870)
Heinrich Schliemann spent years excavating a walled palace in the 1870’s.
He names the people Mycenaen after the large city Mycenae.
When are we talking?The Mycenaeans began to develop c. 2200 BC
They continued to grow stronger as the Minoans grew weaker.
The Minoan Influence:They lived in a VERY mountainous terrain, which made it hard to sustain solely on farming.
So they traded with the Minoans and stole their ideas.
Grew/Traded- Olive oil for cooking and fuel for lamps.
Copy-Cats!Dress: Same as Minoans
Architecture: Same as Minoans
Craftsmanship: Same as Minoans (Gold and Bronze)
Excellent Navy-- Same as Minoans
We WANT WAR:
Much more war-like than the Minoans.
They invaded and conquered many lands because of lack of resources, including the Cretan invasion which cause the fall of who??
Trojans have trade route that Mycenaeans want.
Control trade to the Black Sea and made money by taxing ships that carried grain and gold.
Mycenaeans wanted control so attacked Troy c. 1200 BC-- King Agamemnon of Mycenae launched the attack.
The war lasted
10 years!!!
Disappearance✤The Mycenaean desire for warfare led to their own demise.
✤Too many little cities, who all want control.
✤Caused civil wars... lots of civil wars.
✤Weakened and conquered by the Dorians.
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