HIS 101 New Centers of Power

where was the mycenaean empire

mainland greece and the islands

which kingdom wasn't a thing until after chariot kingdoms

mycenaeans

what limited how many people could settle and how many resources were available for the mycenaeans

being located on rocky areas

what was mycenaeans main export

olives and grapes

where the mycenaeans politically unified

no

what were the major languages of the mycenaeans

linear A and linear B

which of the 2 mycenaean languages can we NOT read

linear A

which of the 2 mycenaean languages was more widely used

linear A

what group became part of the mycenaeans and used linear B

minoans

what kingdom left behind a huge palace used for trade and business

mycenaeans

what did the mycenaeans probably worship

bulls

who were the mycenaeans trading with

chariot kingdoms

what was linear B mostly used for

accounting/trade

what was an important story that can from the myceneans that told us a lot about the people at the time

thesus slaying the minotaur

what did the vedic culture see an influx of

nomads coming to the kingdom

what is a syncretic culture

2 ideas/cultures brought together to make one culture

what cultures is the indo-aryans based on

aryan and dravidian

what was interesting about the indo-aryans

they had a specific way they thought society should be and they used religion to keep that order

what were vedas

the holy text of the vedic culture

what did the vedic people believe about the vedas

that they were the literal words of their gods

what were the vedas written in

sanskrit

who made up most of the top of the vedic caste system

indo-aryans

what was the vedic caste system

priests, warriors/landowners, merchants/artisans and menial laborers

what civs. were directly related to the chariot kingdoms

yellow and yangzi river civs.