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... Cyclades , and mainland Greece . The ensuing cultures are known as Minoan ( from Minos , the legendary king of Crete ) , Cycladic , and Helladic ( from Hellas , the Greek name for Greece ) . The fundamental difference between them and ...
... Cyclades , and mainland Greece . The ensuing cultures are known as Minoan ( from Minos , the legendary king of Crete ) , Cycladic , and Helladic ( from Hellas , the Greek name for Greece ) . The fundamental difference between them and ...
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Cycladic idols Urfirnis and Minyan ware The Minoan palace Kamares ware Figure 30 : Carved stone Minoan vessels of ... Cyclades , but the two cultures soon di- verged . A prosperous era arose about 2500 BC and lasted until about 2200 ...
Cycladic idols Urfirnis and Minyan ware The Minoan palace Kamares ware Figure 30 : Carved stone Minoan vessels of ... Cyclades , but the two cultures soon di- verged . A prosperous era arose about 2500 BC and lasted until about 2200 ...
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... Cycladic . During the Middle Cycladic period , the Cyclades suffered a diminution in prosperity and seem to have become politically subordinate to Crete . There were no important artistic manifestations , apart from pottery . The ...
... Cycladic . During the Middle Cycladic period , the Cyclades suffered a diminution in prosperity and seem to have become politically subordinate to Crete . There were no important artistic manifestations , apart from pottery . The ...
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