- the scene of this encounter was a region stretching from mainland Greece across the Aegean sea with its many islands, to the western coast lands of asia minor.
MINOAN CIVILIZATION
- about 2200 BC a distinct civilization, known today as minoan arose on the aegean island of Crete.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE GREEKS: MYCENEAN CIVILIZATION
- at the time that minoan civilization arose, great changes were taking place in the lands that stretched for thousands of miles to the north and east of Crete
THE "DARK AGES"
- mycenean civilization lasted until shortly after 1200 BC, when it fell victim to the same regional crisis that involved the downfall of the Hittites and the attacks of the Sea peoples on Egypt
colony: in ancient Greece, a new city-state settled in an oversea territory by a group sponsored by a city-state located elsewhere
oracle: a priest or priestess who was believed to give answers that were inspired by a god or goddess to questions from worships at a temple
THE RENEWAL OF GREEK CIVILIZATION
- by about 800 BC, the Aegean region, like the lands to its south and east was on the way to recovering from the crisis.
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