Cultura civilizacion griega atenas historia

the development of greek civilization.

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  • Period: 1200 to

    Mycenaean civilization

    The Mycenaeans represent the first Greek civilization and their dominance spread throughout the Mediterranean, thanks to the power vacuum left by the decline of the Cretan or Minoan civilization. Taking advantage of the natural disasters that ruined the island of Crete, the Achaeans conquered it in the 15th century BC. C., and there they adopted the writing system called Linear B (Mycenaean Greek) as well as certain types of ceramics and wall painting.
  • Period: to 200

    The Minoan monarchy was

    The Minoan monarchy was bureaucratic and centralist, and used its own writing system, the Linear A syllabary, as its administrative instrument. Its cultural and technical influence extended throughout the Aegean, especially on the coasts of peninsular Greece, where they established fruitful relations. with the nascent Achaean kingdoms, also called Mycenaean.