Minoan and Mycenaean Societies Overview

Experienced earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tidal waves after 1700 B.C.E.
Devastating volcanic eruption around 1628 B.C.E. on Thera (Santorini).
New round of palace building between 1600-1450 B.C.E. with luxury complexes featuring indoor plumbing and flush toilets.
Post-1450 B.C.E.: Wealth attracted invaders, leading to foreign domination.
Minoan traditions influenced nearby Greece (maritime trade, writing, construction).

Beginning around 2200 B.C.E., Indo-European peoples migrated over the Balkans into the Greek peninsula.
By 1600 B.C.E., they had settled in the region and began interactions with Minoans.