Description: A map of pre–Greek civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean region around 1500 BC. The map is color–coded to show the territories of the Egyptian, Babylon and Hittite, Phoenician, and the Cretan or &Aelig;gean civilizations. Important centers of &Aelig;gean civilization are shown, with estimated time of travel by ship and overland routes given between trade centers.
Place Names: Regional Mediterranean, Assyria, Crete, Cyprus, Damascus, Israel, Jerusalem, Memphis,
ISO Topic Categories: borders, physical, transportation, kWorldMedSea, kWorldEurasia, kWorldAfroAsia
Keywords: Pre–Greek Civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean World, borders, physical, transportation, water routes, borders, physical, transportation, kWorldMedSea, kWorldEurasia, kWorldAfroAsia, Unknown, 1500 BC
Source: James Henry Breasted, Ph.D., LL.D., Ancient Times - A History of the Early World (Boston, MA: Ginn and Company, 1916)
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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