The farming wealth of the Aegean region, came from grain
fields, vineyards, and olive groves. Southeastern Europe had lots of metals and
timber for shipbuilding. So these Aegean people lived in metalworking,
lumberjacking, trade, and piracy. Around 2200 B.C. the Minoan Civilization
appeared on the island of Crete. Minoan Civilization gained its wealth due to
surrounding seas. They gained wealth this way because trade with thriving with
many different Mediterranean lands. The biggest trade partner was Egypt. Short
after this time, the Greeks arrived. They came of as European Barbarian people
and made their way into homeland. The people they settled with were the people
that found the new homeland, developed life that included their traditions, and
came under the influence of Crete. Around 1600 B.C. Greek chieftains
established settlements along the mainland’s southern shore and on some of the
islands. These settlements became the centers of a new civilization.
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