[HIST 10800] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (293 pages long)
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Western civilization is the heritage of ideas that spread to europe and america. The ideas were largely based on those of the greek civilization, and has been brought overseas and integrated into our way of life. Minoans the minoans were seafaring people who lived on the greek island of crete from about 2000 to 1400 b. c. e. Wall paintings indicated a pleasant life with activities, festivals, and social equality. However, from about 1400 to 1200 b. c. e. , they fell abruptly for an unknown reason, and then invaders prevented them from rebuilding. Mycenaeans the mycenaeans were the people who lived in mainland greece during the bronze age, about 2000 b. c. e. Named after the leading city of mycenae, the. Mycenaeans defended their city well buy building up walls to protect themselves from attacks. Homer homer was a greek poet who may have lived about 900 b. c. e.
