bronze age greece- mycenean civ Flashcards
when was the minoan palace society at its height ?
1700 BCE
when did the mycenaean civilization fully developped?
1400 BCE
where is the mycenaean civilization centered?
mainland greece
where does the mycenaean civilization influence?
minoan civilization, displaces them
what is the mainland geography like?
mountainous
lots of coastal area
bays and harbours
small valleys
microclimates
insubstantial rivers
what is mainland greece adapted to be a country of?
seperate communities, protected against neighbours by hills
what part of the mediterrainean trio isn’t successful?
grain crops
where do the people who become the mycenaeans come into the country from?
the north, moving southward
where are the mycenaean people immigrants from?
indo-european in the southern ukraine area
what happens when the indo-european immigrants interact with existing populations?
they displace or integrate them
what do the immigrants adopt when they interact with communities?
agricultural techniques and tools, types of livestock and plantsm names and terms
what is the ceramic style “minyan” ware?
burnished, glossy, monochrome
why weren’t the mycenaeans advanced in technology?
they had no need for it
when had the mycenaeans developped their own systems?
1600 BCE
who is Heinrich Schliemann?
german businessman who excavated greece
when was the citadel of mycenae inhabited?
5000 BCE
what are the exceptions to the minoan building style in mainland?
smaller central courtyard, no light wells-dark inside, fortifications
who was the palace for?
royal family, noblemen, workers and slaves
where did everyone else live?
outside the palace walls
where did the mycenaens move to around 1450 BCE?
minoan sites on crete, might have destroyed palaces
what did death masks represent?
the dead person
which grave circle is youngest?
A and is more impressive
what type of graves are in grave circle A?
only shaft graves
how are shaft graves different from cyst graves?
they are bigger
