The Mediterranean context of early Greek history / [electronic resource]
by Demand, Nancy H.
Material type: BookPublisher: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 353 pages) : illustrations, maps.ISBN: 9781444342338; 1444342339; 9781444342369; 1444342363; 1405155515; 9781405155519; 1283435659; 9781283435659.Subject(s): To 1500 | Bronze age -- Greece | City-states -- Greece -- History | 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 | Edat del bronze -- Grècia | Ciutats-estat -- Grècia -- Història | Cultura mediterrània | Greece -- Civilization -- Mediterranean influences | Mediterranean Region -- Civilization | Mediterranean Region -- Commerce -- History -- To 1500 | Greece -- Relations -- Mediterranean Region | Mediterranean Region -- Relations -- Greece | Greece | Mediterranean Region | Llibres electrònics | HistoryOnline resources: Wiley Online LibraryIncludes 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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