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Heinrich Shlieman And The Bronze Age

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Believing Greek mythology, Heinrich Schliemann traveled to Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns to excavate. There he proved the myths were correct. Following his footsteps, Sir Arthur Evans excavated in Crete and found the palace of Minos at Cnossus; this is now known as the Bronze Age civilization. The Bronze Age is known as Minoan in Crete, Cycladic in the Islands, and Helladic in Greece. The Early Bronze Age is dated 3000-2000 B.C.; the Middle 2000-1600 B.C.; the Late 1600-1100 B.C. The Late Bronze Age or Late Helladic is also known as the Mycenaean Age. The Minoan civilization, supplicated and wealthy, reached its peak from 1600 B.C. to 1400 B.C. Excavations prove how great of a sea power Cnossus was and the range of Minoan power, going from the

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