CLA204H1 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 - Historical background of Greek mythology
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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 labeled according to geographical areas. Thus the bronze age in crete is designated as 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). Age on the mainland (the late helladic period) is also identified as the. Mycenaen age, form the citadel power (mycenae) dominant in. 3000-2000 b. c ----> early bronze age -----> early minoan. 2000-1600 b. c ----> middle bronze age ----> middle minoan. 1600-1100 b. c ----> late bronze age -----> late minoan.
