HIST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Middle Kingdom Of Egypt, Extreme Sport, Cithara
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2 major principal civilizations: minoans, myceneans. Easiest known settlement on crete occurred in knossos. Early bronze age between 3000 and 2000: tons of immigrants came into crete, they created the minoans. Rise of minoans occurred between 2000 and 1600. The center of political power moved from the eastern part to the north central part to. Make trade contacts to west and north. Religious shrines built on tops of mountains and caves. Established cultural contacts with middle kingdom egypt who were more culturally advanced. Had a system of writing: their writing is called linear a it"s not greek, myceneans had a t, which is an early form of greek, they borrowed signs from the minoans, minoans didn"t speak greek. Reached high point between 1600 and 1450. Huge volcanic eruption in thera: split island in half, frescoes on thera, did not slow any progress on crete.
