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Minoans
- 1. Bronze Age Greece: The Minoans
- 3. Bronze Age Greece • Minoan Civilization – On Crete – Flourished approx. 2000 to 1450BCE – Trade – Excavations by Sir Arthur Evans in early 20th Century • Mycenaean Civilization – On mainland Greece (the Pelopennes) – Conquest – Flousished approx. 1420BC- 1100BC – Excavations by Heinrich Schliemann in late 19th Century
- 4. Minoan Civilization • Crete settled as early as 6000BC • Minoan culture flourished 2000BC to 1450BC • Wealth due to trade • Agricultural society producing oil, grain wine • Magnificient Palace at Knossos and other palaces – Destroyed by fire in about 1700BC – Rebuilt • Bulls regarded as sacred animals • Decline of Minoan Civilization: a history mystery?
- 10. TheMinator r
- 12. What happened to the Minoan Civilization? • Decline of Minoan Civilization • Eclipsed or invaded by mainland people from Mycenae. • Huge volcanic explosion on Island of Thera (Santorini).
- 17. Activities • Complete Timeline • Choose activities from Activity sheet
Editor's Notes
- Excavating the west wing at Knossos Palace early 20th century. Throne room.
- Palace at Knossos as it is today. Evans did some reconstruction work – give tourist idea of how the Palace was.
- Artists reconstruction of Palace of Knossos
- Culture of bull worship. Fresco of young gymnists vaulting a bull at Palace of Knossos. Girls shown in white, boys in red
- Legend of The Minator. Kept by King Minos. Killed by Theseus with the help of King Minos’ daughter, Ariadne. Ariadne’s thread.
- Linear A writing – still not deciphered. Myceneans adopted and made Linear B which is basis of Ancient Greek
- Japanese tsunami 2011
- Myceaneans. Lion Gate