Greek Influence On Minoan Civilization

Ancient Greek world is one of the oldest civilization and considered the first one to actually capture the events and deeds occurred in their time which we now refer to as history. Herodotus from Ancient Greek was known as the father of history. Greek history dates back to Paleolithic era followed by several transitions which shaped the Greek civilization as we know it. The Greece is situated at the crossroads between Africa, Asia, and Europe. It can be seen that the location of Greece has played a major role in the turbulent history of Greece (Greece in English which actually means ‘land of Greeks’). The first advanced civilization of Greece was Mycenaean civilization which outlasted the two other civilizations of that time namely, Cycladic
The Mycenaeans were influenced by the earlier Minoan civilization which can be seen from Mycenaean palaces, clothing, and their writing system, called Linear B. There is little information about the religious practices of Myceneans except the animal sacrifices and offerings of food stuff which can be seen from the Mycenaean art. Their religious practice is also influenced by Minoans. The monumental tombs and grave sites with jewellery and ceremonial daggers shows that burial was an important part of the Mycenaean culture. The Mycenaean art shows the love for Geometrical shapes and also spirals and rosettes. The Mycenaean art was influenced by the Minoan love of natural forms but are less life like because of the
That is the rise of democracy. The Old Mycenaean culture was strictly hierarchical, both politically and socially. And when it was forgotten, in 5th BCE, the rise of the democracy was possible in Athens.
Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. Athens began as a small, Mycenaen community and grew to become a city that epitomized the best of Greek virtues. Even after the Athen’s defeat in Peloponnesian War, the Spartans refused to sack the city or enslave the citizens.
Ancient Athens underwent a series of governments and reforms before it became the well-known democratic city-state that epitomized the ideals and the culture of ancient Greece. During the Archaic Period, Athens was a city-state governed by a king, known as a basileus. The Athens was located on a beautiful harbor which was responsible for the flourishing trades and businesses in Athens. Because of this, the businessman became more and more wealthy and also more powerful than the king. The nobles of Athens created a council named Areopagus which usurped the power of king. This was the beginning of democracy (limited democracy to be precise) in