How did the Minoans and Mycenaens shape early greek civilization?

Minoan Society:
http://traumwerk.stanford.edu:3455/Archaeopaedia/142

This site gives the history of early Greek society and discusses the contributions of both the Minoan and Mycenaean eras.
http://www.cameron.edu/~dougc/eworldf05.EarlyAegeanLecture

If you read this entire site, you should get an excellent idea of the relationships. It is "teaching" site.

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1998/3/98.03.09.x.html