1. Heinrich Schliemann was a German businessman who became obsessed with finding the ancient city of Troy after reading Homer's works. He used his wealth to fund excavations in Turkey that uncovered the ruins of Troy. 2. Schliemann also excavated the ancient Greek sites of Mycenae and Tiryns, where he discovered artifacts like the "Mask of Agamemnon." However, some of his excavation methods were questionable and some of his purported discoveries have been called into question. 3. The document then provides an overview of Cycladic and Minoan art and architecture, as well as Greek sculpture, architecture, and artistic ideals from the Archaic period through the Part