Mycenaeans

Myceneans

• 2000 BC-migrated from Russia
• Settled in lowlands of Greece
• Built Fortress Palaces on hilltops

Megaron

Land

• Estates-how land was divided
• Farmed by enslaved people or tenants
• Tenants- people who live on and work the land for the landowner
• Landowners gave the king horses, chariots, weapons, food

Hunting

• Hunting was important to the Mycenaeans despite herding cattle
• Women accompanied men 
• Used nets, spears, slings, & bows and arrows
• Hunted deer, rabbit, boar, wild bill, and birds 
• Used greyhounds to help track large game

Meeting the Minoans

• Minoans began trading with Mycenaeans
• Mycenaeans imitated gold and bronze work
• Adapted Cretan script & copied Minoan fashion
• Learned shipbuilding & navigating
• What might happen next?

Importance of Olive Oil

• Mycenaeans learned to press olives to make olive oil
• Established a large trading network for olive oil
• Olive Oil helped to make the Mycenaeans rich & powerful

Warriors at Heart

• Battled one another with swords, spears, & large shields
• Leaders dressed in fancy bronze armor
• Created pirate fleets to raid nearby islands
• What do you think this meant for the Minoans?