Egypt/ Nile River
India/ Indus River
China/ Huang He River
- Biggest Island in Greece- Crete
- the mountains in Greece cover 3/4 of Greece
- about 20% of the land is good for farming
- Greek diet consists of grains,grapes, olives
- lack of resources most likely led to Greek Colonization
- their influence began around 2000 BC
- Mycenae is located on a rocky ridge and protected by a 20 foot think wall
- Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600-1200 BCE- controlled trade in the Region
- 1400 BCE- Mycenaeans invaded crete and absorbed minoan culture and language
- then "sea people" & Dorians around 1200 BCE the mysterious "sea people" began to invade Mycenae and burnt palace after palace so, the dorians moved into this war- torn region
- Dorians were less advanced
- writings disapeared for 400 years
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