Neolithic Aegean
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Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Final Neolithic culture of Greece | 1 |
| Neolithic Aegean canonical | 1 |
| Neolithic Greece | 1 |
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Target entity: Neolithic Aegean Context triple: [Aegean Bronze Age, precededBy, Neolithic Aegean]
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Aegean Bronze Age
The Aegean Bronze Age was a prehistoric era (c. 3200–1100 BCE) in the Aegean region marked by advanced palace-centered societies, extensive trade networks, and the flourishing of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
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B.
Mycenaean civilization
The Mycenaean civilization was a Late Bronze Age Greek culture known for its fortified palace centers, Linear B script, and role as the setting for many events later immortalized in Homeric epics.
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Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was an advanced Bronze Age culture centered on the island of Crete, renowned for its palatial architecture, vibrant frescoes, maritime trade, and significant influence on later Greek civilization.
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D.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
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Archaic Greece
Archaic Greece was the formative period of ancient Greek civilization (roughly 8th–early 5th century BCE) marked by the rise of the polis, colonization, early democracy, and major developments in art, poetry, and philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Neolithic Aegean Target entity description: Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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A.
Aegean Bronze Age
The Aegean Bronze Age was a prehistoric era (c. 3200–1100 BCE) in the Aegean region marked by advanced palace-centered societies, extensive trade networks, and the flourishing of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
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B.
Mycenaean civilization
The Mycenaean civilization was a Late Bronze Age Greek culture known for its fortified palace centers, Linear B script, and role as the setting for many events later immortalized in Homeric epics.
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C.
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was an advanced Bronze Age culture centered on the island of Crete, renowned for its palatial architecture, vibrant frescoes, maritime trade, and significant influence on later Greek civilization.
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D.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
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E.
Archaic Greece
Archaic Greece was the formative period of ancient Greek civilization (roughly 8th–early 5th century BCE) marked by the rise of the polis, colonization, early democracy, and major developments in art, poetry, and philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture area
ⓘ
prehistoric cultural period ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
absence of metalworking
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development of pottery ⓘ domestication of animals ⓘ domestication of plants ⓘ early farming communities ⓘ sedentary village life ⓘ use of ground stone tools ⓘ |
| follows |
Mesolithic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesolithic Aegean
|
| hasArchitecture |
mudbrick houses
ⓘ
occasionally circular buildings ⓘ rectangular buildings ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ |
| hasBurialPractice | intramural burials ⓘ |
| hasChronology |
Early Neolithic
ⓘ
Late Neolithic ⓘ Middle Neolithic ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Anatolian Neolithic
ⓘ
Pre-Pottery Neolithic ⓘ
surface form:
Near Eastern Neolithic
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
burnished pottery
ⓘ
figurines ⓘ obsidian tools ⓘ painted pottery ⓘ stone axes ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Dimini
ⓘ
Franchthi Cave ⓘ Knossos ⓘ
surface form:
Knossos (Neolithic levels)
Nea Nikomedeia ⓘ Sesklo ⓘ |
| hasRawMaterialSource | Melian obsidian ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
permanent villages
ⓘ
tell settlements ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
ceramic production
ⓘ
stone tool production ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRelation | 7th millennium BC to 4th millennium BC (approximate) ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Aegean islands
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Crete ⓘ Greek mainland ⓘ
surface form:
mainland Greece
western Anatolia coastal zones ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea region
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Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Balkans ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern Europe
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| partOf | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| precedes |
Aegean Bronze Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronze Age Aegean
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| studiedInDiscipline |
Aegean prehistory
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archaeology ⓘ |
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Subject: Neolithic Aegean Description of subject: Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
Referenced by (3)
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