CLAS104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Aegean Civilizations, Heinrich Schliemann, Minoan Civilization
26 Aug 2016
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Chapter #2 historical background of greek mythology. Sir arthur evans followed at the turn followed at the turn of the century, unearthing the splendid palace of minos at cnossos in crete. For a long time it was believed that greece had not been inhabited before the neolithic period. But we know today that it was inhabited in palaeolithic times (70,000 bc) The stone age gave away to the bronze age in greece, crete, and the islands with a migration from the east. These invaders were responsible for the building of the great minoan civilization of crete. The bronze age is divided into three major periods: early, middle, and. Late; these periods are also labelled according to geographical areas. Crete is designated minoan (from the tradition of king minos); for the islands the term is. Cycladic (the cyclades are the islands that encircle delos); in greece it is called helladic (hellas is the greek name for the country)
