KABIHASNANG MYCENAEAN

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- Nagmula sa pamilya ng Indo European

- Tinawag na ACHAEAN ni Homer

- Nanghiram ng kultura sa mga Minoan

- Matatagpuan sa Peloponnesus

MYCENAEAN -is a collective term for the

peoples of Greece that shared common cultural

traits during the Late Bronze Age. The name derives from the largest

Greek city of this period: Mycenae. The Mycenaean period is the setting for much

Classical Greek literature such as the

story of the Trojan Wars by Homer.

Heinrich Schliemann

- Naghukay sa guhong labi ng Mycenae

- Ang Mycenae ang pinakamalaking lungsod na matatagpuan sa kapatagan ng Argos

Lion Gate – sa lungsod ng Mycenae

Mycenaean communities were built around a fortress, or citadel. The fortress, carefully built on fertile plains, at ports or near the coastline,

was the center of power and authority. The palace was placed at the top of the structure.

The complex was not just a military one. It had many functions, including worship and

storage, with areas for each purpose.

The royal grave circle within the walls of Mycenae

Death Mask of Agamemnon

Kabihasnang Mycenaean

Pulitika

• Upper class Mycenaeans lived in the fortress. At the top was the King, or “Wamax." He was in charge of both political and religious issues. Below him was a chain of command that covered everything from the military to collecting taxes and organizing trade. The governmental structure was strong and effective.

Lipunan

• Upper Class - King• Chain of command• Farmers - Not all Mycenaean

people lived in the fortresses. Most of them (the lower class) lived nearby. Taking care of crops and animals, they were like farmers and ranchers of today, and were considered self-employed.

Kabihasnang Mycenaean

Ekonomiya

• Pagsasaka – nagtatanim ng olive, grains ( Wheat and Barley ) at grapes.

• Paghahayupan – Goat and sheep ( wool for textiles )

• Kalakalan – metal works and perfumes

Kabihasnang Mycenaean

Religion

• They worshipped many gods, but only a few names of their many gods have appeared in tablets uncovered in archeological digs. Almost no temples or central places of worship have been discovered.

• They believed that the gods and mankind had a partnership with one another and that both existed to serve one another. They believed that their gods were human in form and that they exhibited human emotions, including jealously, love and hatred. Their gods married, had families, and even committed murder.

• Each Greek city-state selected a patron god as their protector. This god was worshiped (in an effort to please them) so that their good favor would fall upon the people of that region. Every Greek citizen also worshipped the chief god, Zeus.

• The Greeks believed that the twelve most important and most powerful gods lived on top of a mountain in northern Greece known as Mount Olympus. From this holy mountain, the people believed that the gods ruled and controlled all aspects of the natural world as well as all aspects of the lives of individual people.

Zeus  /  JupiterHera / Juno

Poseidon / Neptune

Hades / Pluto

Ares / Mars

Hermes / Mercury

Apollo / Apollo

Artemis / Diana 

Athena / Minerva 

Hestia / Vesta

Demeter  / CeresAphrodite / Venus

Hephaestus  / VulcanHeracles / Hercules

Eros / CupidDionysus / BacchusOrpheus / Orpheus

Echo / EchoPan / Faunus

Pandora / PandoraPegasus / PegasusKerberos / Cerberus

Ambag

• Panitikan

The Greeks believed in two myths known as the Iliad and the Odyssey. These myths were taught in schools, and were also used as examples of the type of life that a Greek citizen should strive to live.