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Line 1: − + − The civilization of Mycenae was highly advanced for its time, both in [[art]] and in [[science]]. The height of its power was roughly contemporananeous with God's calling unto [[Abraham]], about 1900 BC.+ − ==Sources==+ − *''The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History'', Bulliet et al, 2005. − *[http://www.dearauntnettie.com/gallery/museum-twomommies.htm Example of Mycenanean sculpture]
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'''Mycenae''' (in Greek, ''Mykonos'') is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern [[Greece]] that controlled a late [[Bronze Age]] kingdom. In [[Homer]]'s epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King [[Agamemnon]], who commanded the Greeks besieging [[Troy]].
'''Mycenae''' is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern [[Greece]] that controlled a late [[Bronze Age]] kingdom. In [[Homer]]'s epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King [[Agamemnon]], who commanded the Greeks besieging [[Troy]].
Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean"
Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean"
== Sources ==
The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.
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[[Category: Ancient Greece]]
[[Category: Ancient Greece]]