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The Mycenaeans. Controlled Greek Mainland 1600-1200 BC Warlike people Lived in Tribes Each had its own Chief Had fort like cities On high ground Tall.

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1 The Mycenaeans

2 Controlled Greek Mainland 1600-1200 BC Warlike people Lived in Tribes Each had its own Chief Had fort like cities On high ground Tall stone walls Raided other people. 1400 BC ? Conquered Minoans

3 King Agamemnon Adopted parts of Minoan culture Writing Trading Arts Around 1200 BC collapsed Not sure why Earthquake? Volcanic Explosion? Tsunami? Conquest? (doubtful)

4 Earliest Greek Heroes Come from the Mycenaeans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQ4j-D5o4o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1-Hz64XtGA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RYGQQ_qybY AchillesOdysseus Hector

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