Вопросы западной цивилизации

1) Define Mycenaean, Trojan war, Dorians, Homer, Epic, Myth
Mycenaean - People who settled in the Greek mainland
Trojan War - A war between Troy and the Mycenaeans in the 1200s BC
Dorians - A group of people who settled in the war-torn countryside of Greece
Homer - Th greatest storyteller and a blind man
Epic - Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
Myth - A tradition story about their gods
3) What impact did the sea have on the development of Greece?
The impact the sea had on the Greeks, was that the Greeks relied on sea trade instead of land trade, given the lands were already nearly impossible to travel, they became excellent sailors since they are sailing constantly to trade and travel all of Greece.
4) What aspects of culture did the Mycenaeans adapt from the Minoans?
Most aspects of the Minoan society were adapted by the Mycenaeans, Mycenaeans started to trade overseas with the Minoans, and they started to adapt their culture, they adapted the Minoan writing system to Greek, they decorated objects and pots in a Minoan style. While Minoans also influenced art politics and literature.
5)Why were epics of importance to the Greeks of the Dorian period?
Because the Dorians set the Greeks back quite a few years and writing was minimal, so people told stories for entertainment and to pass on history.

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