day 3

Today in class we took notes. My notes consisted of, "greek diet consists of grains, grapes, olives, and fish." "Lack of resources most likely led to greek colonization." "because of there diet they were very healthy people." "back then, temperatures usually ranged from mid 40s in the winter and low 80s in the summer -although it could get hot in the summer it was usually nice all year round." "There influence began around 2000 bce" "Myclena located on the rocky ridge of pelopennesus protected by a 20 foot thick wall" "1400 bce- Myceans invaded Crete and absorbed Minoan culture (writing system, language, art, politics. religion)" "Greeks have fought many wars overtime" "Trojen War- Fought in the 12th or 13th cent. bce " " part of greek mythology -until the 19th cent. most historians thought it was fictional because gods and goddesses got involved" "the goddesses Athena, aphrodite, were given the "apple of discord"