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Why do historians continue to refer the Ancient Greeks of the Trojan war as the Mycenaeans rather than the Achaeans which is what Homer called them?
Primarily because the Achaeans is not precise or clear. It was part of the Mycenaean civilization.
What is the connection of the Trojan War to Greece?
It is part of the legendary background of the Mycenaean Greeks.
What was part of the Aztec civilization?
Trading for goods brought from far away
What was a part of Aztec civilization?
Trading for goods brought from far away
Which statement describing the history of the Romans Egyptians and Greeks is true?
Egypt was part of the Macedonian and then Roman Empires for 800 years.
Did the Phoenicians consider themselves to be one people?
Yes, the Phoenicians considered themselves to be one people. They were a distinct part of the Semitic peoples, but they lived in independent city-states, just as the Greeks did.
What does the Phoenician do exactly?
"Phoenicians lived in the Fertile Crescent and were part of an early civilization. Some things they did include inventing an alphabet, which later evolved into the English alphabet."
Where and When did the Phoenicians originate?
The Phoenicians lived in the northern part of Canaan. This was about 1830 B.C.
What were the Phoenicians known as?
The Phoenicians were a Semitic people that built a sea trading civilization in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. By trading overseas, they developed colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea. They built a powerful commercial empire in North Africa called Carthage.
Did the Phoenicians show the Greeks seafaring trade?
Yes, the Phoenicians developed sea power for trade and to protect that trade. When the Phoenicians were incorporated into the Persian Empire, their ships made up a large part of the Persian fleet, along with the Greeks and the Egyptians.
What contributions did the Phoenicians make to your language?
Their alphabetic script forms the basis which was adapted by the Greeks and Romans for their writing, and has so become the basis of today's alphabetic script. So it is part of our written languages.
Are Phoenicians neobabylonians?
They were part of the Semitic peoples.
Were the Phoenicians and Greeks friendly?
They accepted each other as trading prtners until Persia took the Phoenician city-states into its empire, and ised the Phoenician warships as a large part of its navy in attacking the Greek city-states.
Did the Greeks write in Latin?
Not in general. The Greek civilization was older than the Latin civilization, and the Greeks considered their language, arts and culture to be superior to others, including those of the Romans (although they held Egyptian culture in high esteem on account of its great antiquity). The Romans, by the way, agreed with this assessment, and emulated the Greeks in all matters of art and literature. An indispensible part of being an educated Roman was the ability to speak and write Greek.
What were dangers the Phoenicians faced on their journeys?
They had to protect their trade around the Mediterranean by force. The Greeks bacame competitors. The Persians incorporated them into their empire, and used their ships as part of their navy against the Greeks. The Carthaginian Phoenicians were destroyed by their rising rivals the Romans. Phoenicia was taken over by the Macedonian kingdoms. Rome took them all into its expanding empire.
Why do historians continue to refer the Ancient Greeks of the Trojan war as the Mycenaeans rather than the Achaeans which is what Homer called them?
Primarily because the Achaeans is not precise or clear. It was part of the Mycenaean civilization.
What is the largest area named on the map that was not part of greek world?
The largest area on the map that was not part of the Greek world is China. China had a rich and advanced civilization that developed separately from the Greeks, with its own language, culture, and history.
