Greece TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Holding the Power 11 Life of Leisure 17 A Warrior s Life 21 Serving the Gods 27 Working for a Living 33 The Bottom Rungs 39 Lasting Influence TIMELINE 45 ENDNOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 47 WEBSITES 47 INDEX
INTRODUCTION he roots of the ancient Greek civilization go back more than 3 500 years when ancestors of the Greeks known as the Mycenaeans first settled in Greece The Mycenaean culture flourished until about 1200 B c when it was wiped out from inter nal conflict invasion or a disaster such drought as Greece then entered a period known as the Dark Age Greek speaking peoples from the north moved south across the Greek mainland The surviving Mycenaeans joined these newcomers in many areas forming a new Greek culture Soon the Greeks began to expand their reach They settled on neighboring islands such as Crete the Cycladic Islands and Sicily The Greek civilization The entrance to the Mycenaeans fortress called the Lion Gate st UL stands
