marriage. Helen chose Menelaus to be her husband and they had 5 children together. One day‚ the goddess Aphrodite promised Paris‚ prince of Troy‚ the most gorgeous woman in the world. Paris went to Sparta and kidnapped Helen when Menelaus was away at Crete. Menelaus then sent his Greek men to look for her. They left for Troy and this caused the start of the Trojan War. Paris is killed during the War and the Greeks succeed in winning so Helen returns back with Menelaus. Name- Helen of Troy: Tyndareus
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foundation of their trading wealth Egypt‚ the Cyclades‚ Cyprus‚ Libya‚ Palestine‚ Asia Minor and mainland Greece were all regions of overseas trade Trade during this period was based on the principle of barter (no form of coinage had been invented) Crete became extremely self sufficient in basic necessities (exports balanced imports) Permanent trading centres had been built around Melos‚ Keos‚ Rhodes‚ Kythera and Miletos on the Anatolian coastline Imports: Copper (Sardinia) Amber (Britain
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. IMPACTS OF THE HYKSOS . During the 18 dynasty‚ the Hyksos had a prodigious impact on Egypt that changed eternal history. The adoption of increased power of the country‚ expansion of trade and new military technologies provided the Hyksos with immense success. Their political and economic influence extended as far as south as Cusae in middle Egypt‚ and with economic prosperity wealth in form of tribute enabled funding of public works‚ temple constructions and rewards to officials as the Hyksos
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have appeared around 1500 BC and can be found on the island of Crete in Greece. The most famous of these early paintings‚ The Toreador‚ depicts a crowned ceremony in which the individuals jump over the backs of large bulls. While some similar frescoes were found in other places around the Mediterranean basin‚ in particular in Morocco‚ their origins are subject to speculation. Some art historians believe that fresco artists from Crete may have been sent to Morocco as part of a trade exchange‚ a possibility
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reconstruction: Italian and international contributions and responsibilities; impact of tourism • ethical issues: study and display of human remains Option G Greece: The Bronze Age – Society in Minoan Crete Principal Focus: The investigation of the key features of Minoan society in Crete through a range of archaeological and written sources and relevant historiographical issues. Students learn
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In the story Theseus and the Minotaur‚ the king of Crete had a minotaur son. The king put the minotaur into a Labyrinth‚ or a maze‚ underneath his palace. The king would take men from every city to be eaten by his son. Theseus was drafted to be eaten‚ but instead he killed the minotaur by telling the princess of crete that he loves her so she would help him get through the maze and kill the minotaur once and for all. After‚ the princess and Theseus ran away to an island where the princess thought
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Atlantis: The Lost City "Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others‚ and over parts of the continent . . . But‚ there occurred violent earthquakes and floods‚ and in a single day and night of misfortune. . . the island of Atlantis . . .disappeared in the depths of the sea." (Plato: Timaeus‚ 360 B.C.) One of the oldest and most intriguing mysteries of this world is the Legend of Atlantis. Where was this lost
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jealous that he pushes Talus off a cliff. He didn’t mean to do it‚ he just got so jealous and mad. He raced down to the bottom to save his nephew but it was too late‚ Talus had died. Days after‚ Daedalus wanders around and he comes to a place called Crete. The king‚known as King Minos hires Daedalus to make a place for the Minotaur‚ a monster that he created. The place Daedalus builds
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thesus Early years Theseus and Aethra‚ by Laurent de La Hyre Aegeus‚ one of the primordial kings of Athens‚ found a bride‚ Aethra who was the daughter of king Pittheus at Troezen‚ a small city southwest of Athens. On their wedding night‚ Aethra waded through the sea to the island of Sphairia that rests close to the coast and lay there with Poseidon (god of the sea and earthquakes). The mix gave Theseus a combination of divine as well as mortal characteristics in his nature;
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did not recognize him but his new wife‚ Medea‚ surely did. She invited him to dinner and gave him a poisoned wine glass and just as he was about to drink it‚ Aegeus saw the sword Theseus had and then knew that that was his son. Theseus then went to Crete with the 13 others to try and defeat the minotaur in the labyrinth. He volunteered to go first and King Minos’ daughter‚ Ariadne‚ gave him a ball of thread to guide him through the maze and a dagger. When he arrived inside the labyrinth he made his
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