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Mycenaean Civilization Develops

• some settled in Greece around 2000 B.C.
• Mycenae- mainland located in southern Greece
• could withstand almost any attack 
• warrior-king ruled the surrounding villages and farms
• strong rulers controlled the areas around other Mycenaean cities such as Tiryns and Athens
• 1500 B.C. through either trade or war saw value of seaborne trade
• The Minoans influenced culture of Mycenae 
• formed the core of Greek religious practice, art politics, and literature
• The Trojan War- 1200 B.C. the Mycenaean fought a ten year war against Troy, independent trading city in Anatolia.
• myths- traditional stories about Greek gods