WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Mycenaeans. The Mycenaean civilization developed in the 1500s bce, when Greek-speaking people settled down on the Greek mainland. The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans in about 1400 bce. Their civilization is named after Mycenae, its most important city.

Detailed explanation-2: -By about 1580 bce Minoan civilization began to spread across the Aegean to neighbouring islands and to the mainland of Greece.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Minoans lived on the Greek islands and built a huge palace on the island of Crete. The Mycenaeans lived mostly on mainland Greece and were the first people to speak the Greek language. The Minoans built a large civilization on the island of Crete that flourished from around 2600 BC to 1400 BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were destroyed by new arrivals from Macedonia and Epirus. This new group of Greeks, called the Dorians, settled in the war ravaged lands and developed their civilization. The Dorians had a well-developed dialect and settled into communities based on their “tribes”.