Chapter 10 Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase * ?2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ?2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Classical Greece, 800-350 B.C.E. ?2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * ?2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Early Development of Greek Society Minoan society Island of Crete Major city: Knossos Ca. 2200 B.C.E., center of maritime trade Scholars unable to decipher Linear A script * ?2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ?2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Decline of Minoan Society Series of natural disasters after 1700 B.C.E. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tidal waves Foreign invasions