Mycenaeans

Question 1

Where was Mycenae?

Answer 1

Mainland Greece and Peloponnese. Their main centers were Pylos, Tiryns, and Mycenae.

Question 2

What kind of culture did Mycenaeans have?

Answer 2

Warlike culture. They were buried with daggers and swords instead of vases and statuettes of Cretans.

Question 3

How big are palaces compared to Cretans/Minoans?

Answer 3

Mycenaean settlements were organized around palaces too, but they were much smaller

Question 4

Was their a king hierarchy?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Who was the lowest class in Mycenaean culture?

Answer 5

Slave class

Question 6

What happened after Mycenae captured the Minoans?

Answer 6

Knossos became the administrative center until its destruction in 1300 BC

Question 7

What of Mycenae language?

Answer 7

They adopted a version of Minoan language, called Linear B

Question 8

When was the decline of Mycenae?

Answer 8

Around 1200 BC, Mycenaean civilization went of a decline. My palaces were burnt down.

Question 9

What caused the destruction of Mycenae?

Answer 9

Likely it was the result of a civil war between rival kings or due to invaders from the north–the Dorians