Chapter 1 Greek Culture.pptVIP

Greek Culture Part One Introduction Bronze Age cultures (2600-1200 BC) Iron Age cultures (1200-700 BC) The Archaic or the Lyric Age (700-490 BC) The Classical Age (490-338 BC) The Hellenistic Age (338-about 30 BC) Bronze Age cultures (2600-1200 BC) Minoan culture on Crete were replaced by people from the north --- the Mycenaeans. The Greek legend of the Minotaur: Minotaur, half man, half bull, comes from Crete. This monster lived in a labyrinth. The story tells how each year young men and women were sent from Athens as tribute to be fed to the Minotaur. Theseus, son of the king of Ath