Notes from today's class -20% of valleys were arable meaning suitable for farming -Greeks' diet consists of grain, grapes, olives, and fish -olives were a large part of Greece's economy because other countries could not produce olives -they became the cornerstone of economy for Greece -lack of resources led Greece to colonize other islands on the coastline and shoreline -back then, temperatures were more moderate -originated Olympics -Mycenae was located on a rocky ridge on Peloponnesus protected by a 20 foot thick wall -Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600-1100 BCE -they controlled trade in the region -1400 BC E Mycenaeans completely absorbed Minoan culture (Cultural Diffusion) The Trojan War -Greeks fought in many wars over time -Trojan War was thought to be fictional because of all of the mythological elements that were added to the story over time
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