Knossos and MycenaeAs the name suggests, the Bronze Age is a period of human culture, in which civilizations heavily used copper and bronze for various aspects of life and trade. The beginning of the Bronze Age is estimated to date back to before 3000 BC in some parts of the Mediterranean. Europe, the Middle East and China. Knossos and Mycenae are both archaeological sites and date back to the Bronze Age. Knossos was the capital of the ancient Minoan civilization; located on the island of Crete. Mycenae was a huge fortified palace, located between two hills in the Peloponnese plain, Greece. Knossos was centered around a palace, which was a very complex building. According to Greek mythology, the palace was designed by the architect Daedalus, anyone who was there would never have been able to find the exit. King Minos then held the architect prisoner so that no one would ever learn of the palace's construction plan. The palace occupies an area of ​​more than 20,000 square meters and has its own sewage system. The center of the palace was the throne room, adorned with frescoes depicting mythical creatures called “gr...