MMW 11 Final: Finals Study Guide, The Greek World - Haywood Notes
9 Dec 2016
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Minoan civilization developed on crete around 2000 bc flourished for 500 years before. Volcano from thera set fire to crops in other areas. 1700 bc, all palaces were burned down. Knossos spared because invaders wanted to occupy it themselves. Migrated into greece from balkans 2000 bc. Take name from mycenae, city which king agamemnon ruled over was greek leader during. 15th century mycenaeans try to expand eastwards and conquer territory in egypt and turkey. 1200 mycenaean empire collapses greek dark age ensues: causes include both the sea peoples or dorians from balkans. Formidable walls and other defensive arrangements surrounded mycenaean urban sites. Raids by sea peoples and dorians ended mycenaean civilization. We know that pylos was expecting an invasion from the clay tablets that were baked when their palace burned. From mycenae it is ~50 miles to athens. Foundations of early greek civilization brought about by greek city-states emerging from end of.
