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What's an Indo-European?  \nIndo-European refers to a group of languages, including English. Indo refers to India, where the Indo-European language Sanskrit exists. European refers to the continent of Europe, where the IndoEuropean language English is spoken. The phrase Indo-European nomads refers to nomadic (wandering) groups who lived in the area ranging from western Europe to India. In this instance, the Aeolians, Dorians, and Ionians were living (most likely, because the evidence is incomplete) in parts of Europe north of modern Greece.  \nBack to the early Greeks...  \nSometime between 1400 and 1000 B.C.E., these tribes migrated from regions around the Danube River and Black Sea to what are now Greece and Turkey. They conquered the Cretes (also known as the Minoans) and other people living in the area. By circa 1000 B.C.E., they controlled modern Greece, parts of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the Aegean islands.  \nWhat was the age of Homer?  \nThe age of Homer, also called the Homeric age, lasted from around 1000 B.C.E. until 750 B.C.E. This period of time has also been called ancient Greece's Dark Ages because so little is known about it.  \nThe little that we do know about this period of time comes from two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. According to tradition, these stories were composed by a blind poet named Homer. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War. The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus' return home following the Trojan War. (Odysseus is known as Ulysses in the Roman telling of the stories.)  \nFor a long time, people thought that Homer's stories of the Trojan War were myths. It was not until about a hundred years ago that an adventurous archaeologist named Heinrich Schliemann proved that Troy existed. Excavating (digging) in what is now Turkey, Schliemann found the ruins of ancient Troy. The people of Homeric Greece worked as farmers, traders, and warriors.  \nThey grew crops and raised livestock, including cattle, grapes, olives, sheep, and wheat.  \nWhat is Greece's geography like?  \nModern Greece is located on a peninsula. A peninsula is an area of land that \"sticks out\" from a larger area of land and is surrounded by water on three sides.(Imagine your body as a large area of land, and your arm or leg as a peninsula.) This peninsula is called the Peloponnesus.  \nThe Peloponnesus is covered by mountains and mountainous terrain. These mountains hindered communication and unification in ancient times. The lack of communication and unification meant that Greece developed as independent citystates. Each of these city-states is also known as a polis (and explains the root of a  \n[www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nStudent Handouts (order \\#2875709)  \nword such as metropolis) .  \nThe Peloponnesus has an irregular coastline with many seaports. These seaports encouraged the development of trade in ancient times. Even today, Greek fisherman and sea merchants form a large part of the Greek economy.  \nBecause of the rocky, mountainous terrain of the Peloponnesus, Greece has poor farmland. Few crops can be grown. The inability of the Greeks to grow enough crops was another factor in Greece turning to trade. 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