ANSWERING QUESTIONS DURING WESTERN CIV

1.) The Mycenaeans moved onto Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. from their leading city Mycenae.

The Mycenaeans fought a ten-year war during the 1200s B.C. against Troy which was named the Trojan War.

After the Trojan War ended a group moved into to the countryside, they were called the Dorians.

Homer was an amazing and talented story teller who wrote several epics.

An epic is an extremely long poem about a hero or heroic deeds.

A story about Greek Gods was a myth.

3.) Nearness of the sea impacted the development of Greece by providing possible trade routes, which helped them gain the natural resources that they lacked from other surrounding countries.

4.) The Mycenaeans adopted the idea of sea trade from the Minoans and they edited Minoan writing into Greek.

5.) Epics were important during the Dorian period because of their heavy influence on right and wrong, and the fact that most of the epics were about heroes doing the right thing for others.