Mycenaean civilization
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- noun
- /maɪsəˈniːən ˌsɪvɪləˈzeɪʃən/
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civilización micénica
Examples
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The fall of the Mycenaean civilization on the mainland.
Blog text (19) -
The Minoan-Mycenaean civilization declined with the arrival of the Dorians, warriors from the mainland who settled on Crete between 1100 and 900 B.C.
Academic text (2010) -
The Mycenaean civilization is famous for its impressive palaces and advanced art.
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Archaeologists study ruins to learn more about the Mycenaean civilization and its impact on later cultures.
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Artifacts from the Mycenaean civilization reveal much about their writing system and everyday life.
Synonyms
A Bronze Age Greek society near Mycenae that built large palaces and used early Greek writing
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Morphology
If a learner knows 'Mycenaean' (of or relating to Mycenae) and 'civilization' (an organized culture), they can directly infer this refers to the civilization associated with Mycenae (the Late Bronze Age Greek culture). The adjective+noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is transparently derived from its parts.
Etymology
Mycenaean civilization takes its name from the old city of Mycenae, a hilltop place with strong walls, big palaces, and clay tablets with early Greek writing. Because the people around those palaces shared the same art, buildings and writing, historians call that whole 'society' the Mycenaean civilization, meaning the culture centered on Mycenae long ago.