Where can I look up Mycenaean words?

1. What language do the Mycenaeans speak?
2. Are Mycenaeans Indo-European?
3. What does Mycenaeans mean?
4. Where did linear B come from?

What language do the Mycenaeans speak?

The Mycenaean civilization was located on the Greek mainland, mostly on the Peloponnese, the southern peninsula of Greece. The Mycenaeans are the first Greeks, in other words, they were the first people to speak the Greek language.

Are Mycenaeans Indo-European?

Mycenaean, Any member of a group of warlike Indo-European peoples who entered Greece from the north starting c. 1900 bc and established a Bronze Age culture on the mainland and nearby islands. Their culture was dependent on that of the Minoans of Crete, who for a time politically dominated them.

What does Mycenaeans mean?

mī-ˈsē-nē-ən. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Mycenae, its people, or the period (1400 to 1100 b.c.) of Mycenae's political ascendancy. : characteristic of the Bronze Age Mycenaean culture of the eastern Mediterranean area.

Where did linear B come from?

Linear B is the name for the late Minoan script which was first found on clay tablets and sealings in the second palace at Knossos on Crete. These early tablets survived because they were baked in the fire which burned down the palace.