DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION IN AEGEAN WORLD
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MAINLAND GREECE |
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2800 B.C. |
Birth of MINOAN Civilization |
Neolithic Farming Settlements |
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2200-1600 B.C. |
Height of KNOSSOS |
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Construction of First Palaces |
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Invention of Linear A |
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Trade with Egypt & Levant |
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2000-1900 B.C. |
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Arrival of GREEKS (ACHAEANS) |
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MEGARON and Minyan Ware |
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1600-1400 B.C. |
Thalassocracy of KNOSSOS |
Construction of Palaces at |
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Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos & Sparta |
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SHAFT GRAVES at Mycenae |
CULTURAL & ECONOMIC INFLUENCE
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Creation of Mycenaean Arts |
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Creation of Linear B |
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BIRTH OF MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION |
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c. 1550 B.C. |
Eruption of Thera |
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(Big boom in Aegean) |
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1400 B.C. |
SACK OF KNOSSOS |
ACHAEAN THALASSOCRACY |
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(Legend of Theseus) |
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Greek conquerors Crete |
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1400-1250 B.C. |
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DOMINATION OF ACHAEAN GREEKS |
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1330-1250 B.C. |
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Achaean-Hittite Clashes |
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in Asia Minor & Cyprus |
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Tholos Tombs at Mycenae |
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c. 1250 B.C. |
Decline of Achaean (Mycenaean) Trade |
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1250-1235 B.C. |
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TROJAN WAR |
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1220-1180 B.C. |
-----DORIAN MIGRATIONS INTO CRETE AND GREECE (IRON AGE)--------- |
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-------END OF BRONZE AGE CIVILIZATION IN AEGEAN WORLD----------- |
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