Rise+of+Mycenae-+art+and+literature-+ngawang

__  -   Mycenaeans were famous for their pottery. -   The architecture of palaces and forts are great examples. -   They also decorate their weapons with jewels and painted gold. -   Frescoes are paintings during the Mycenaean age. -   Represents wars, battles, the hunt and just every day life in Mycenae. -   Funeral masks and amours were also forms of art in the Mycenaean world.
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 < [] > -   Mycenaeans spoke an early form of Greek language. -   Their written language was called Linear B.    -    Script appears to have been related to Linear A, used by the Minoans.

< __ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_B __ > -   Linear B consists of about 87 syllabic signs. -   In addition, a large number of “signifying” signs that stand for objects that are never used as word signs in writing a sentence. -     Researchers say that the script might have been used only by professional scribes.

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