#24 Mycenaens Flashcards
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24 How did Mycenaean society originate?
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Indo Europeans settled in the Balkans and Greek peninsula. They adopted Minoan Linear A. Their fortified sites attracted settlers who built small agricultural communities.
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24 How did the Mycenaeans decline?
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Invasions and civil disturbances made it impossible to maintain stable governments, causing the palaces to fall, population decline, and people abandoning their settlements
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24 How far did Mycenaean society expand?
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From peninsular Greece, to Crete, Anatolia, Sicily, and southern Italy
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24 What war did the Mycenaeans fight in
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The Trojan War against the city of Troy in Anatolia
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24 What was the name of the massive stone fortresses and palaces throughout the southern part of the Greek peninsula?
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Peloponnesus
