Monday, March 9, 2015

Great Civilization/ Key River

Mesopotamia/ Tigris and Euphrates River

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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