We began with the Mycenaean's and how they started their influence of Greece around 2000 BC. Mycenae was located near the Peloponnesus protected by a 20 foot wall. The Mycenaean king ruled Greece from 1600-1100BC. Around 1400 BC Mycenaean invaded Crete and absorbed Minoan culture such as the writing system, language, art, politics, literature, religion. Then we discussed the Trojan War. This war was fought around 1200 BC. The gods and goddesses were not real and told about in stories. The next group of people to invade this region a group of "mysterious sea people" took over Mycenaean people and burnt the multiple buildings. The Dorian's were the next 400 years. (1150-750 BC) The Dorian's were far less advanced compared causing a collapse in the economy, no written records, and a decline in culture. Finally we discussed a famous story teller named Homer. Homer was said to be a blind man who told great stories or epics about the Trojan War. This was also apart of the Greek oral tradition of passing on stories. He composed these epics from 750-700 BC. Two of his most famous ones are The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is one of the last conquests of the Trojan War. The Odyssey is about Odysseus attempts to return home after the Trojan War led by temptation by god of the sea. One of the major questions about Homer is the "Homeric Question" was did Homer exist. The answer is unknown to this question. This was as far as we got today.
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