Several localities on Crete develop into centers…

2349 BCE to 2206 BCE

Several localities on Crete develop into centers of commerce and handwork in the Early Minoan II-III period (2600-2200 BCE), enabling the upper classes to continuously practice leadership activities and to expand their influence.

It is likely that the original hierarchies of the local elites are replaced by monarchist power structures—a precondition for the creation of the great palaces.

Locations
Crete (Kríti) Island Greece View →

Groups
Minoan (Cretan) culture, Early View → Crete, Archaic View →

Topics
Subboreal Period View → Early Bronze Age III (Near and Middle East) View → Abrolhos Transgression View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Environment View → Government View → Anthropology View → Archaeology View →

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