The Mediterranean context of early Greek history / Nancy H. Demand.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 353 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:- text
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- online resource
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- Bronze age -- Greece
- City-states -- Greece -- History
- Greece -- Civilization -- Mediterranean influences
- Mediterranean Region -- Civilization
- Mediterranean Region -- Commerce -- History -- To 1500
- Greece -- Relations -- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Region -- Relations -- Greece
- Bronze Age -- Greece
- Greece -- Civilization -- Mediterranean influences
- Greece -- Relations -- Mediterranean Region
- Mediterranean Region -- Civilization
- Mediterranean Region -- Commerce -- History -- To 1500
- Mediterranean Region -- Relations -- Greece
- History
- HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece
- Bronze age
- City-states
- Civilization
- Civilization -- Mediterranean influences
- Commerce
- International relations
- Greece
- Mediterranean Region
- Edat del bronze -- Grècia
- Ciutats-estat -- Grècia -- Història
- Cultura mediterrània
- To 1500
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the fantastic cauldron of the Mediterranean koine -- Seafaring in the mesolithic Mediterranean -- The neolithic revolution/transition -- The neolithic diaspora -- Urbanization in Mesopotamia -- The 3rd millennium -- The middle Bronze Age (2000-1550): recoveries -- Late Bronze Age maritime networks -- The late Bronze Age collapse and its aftermath -- Recovery and expansion (1050-850 BC).
The Mediterranean context of Early Greek history reveals the role of the complex interaction of Mediterranean seafaring and maritime connections in the development of the ancient Greek city-states. Offers fascinating insights into the origins of urbanization in the ancient Mediterranean, including the Greek city-state Based on the most recent research on the ancient Mediterranean features a novel approach to theories of civilization change - foregoing the traditional isolationists model of development in favor of a maritime based network argues for cultural interactions set in motion by exchang.
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