Minoans Web
- 1. January 20, 2010 Knossos, the Minoans, the Minotaur, and the Mystery The Mighty Mycenaeans HW: Extra Credit by Friday….. 3 for 1 point In your opinion…how did the Minoans die out? 35° 17′ 52.66″ N, 25° 9′ 47.36″ E
- 2. Geography of Greece in 3 minutes X 5 25.1 – A reintroduction of Greece’s Geography 25.2 – Isolated Communities and the Difficulties of Travel 25.3 – Farming in Ancient Greece 25.4 – Starting Colonies 25.5 – Trading for Needed Goods
- 3. What do we know about the Geography of Greece? Surrounded by water (Ionian, Med., Aegean) B. Mountainous C. Lots of little islands Early Greek communities grew up independent! C. Very little farmlands Instead of farming they turn to Fishing
- 4. Could it all be just a legend with no place to base it out of??
- 5. King Minos Zeus & Europa = Minos’s Parents
- 6. What was the name of the civilization that lived here? Minoans - named after King Minos who received his name from Minos Kalokarinos the first archaeologist to excavate in Crete. 2800BCE
- 7. King Minos Deal with Poseidon helps create the Minotaur Death of the Minotaur (Theseus – Thebes)
- 8. The Minoans Minoan Civilization begins on the island of Crete around 2800 B.C.E. Knossos was a rich city 1 st civilization in the region that later became Greece.
- 9. Knossos from an aerial view
- 11. Entering the Front Gates of Knossos
- 12. Touring Knossos
- 13. Touring Knossos The remains of a mansion
- 14. Touring Knossos Part of a Palace
- 15. Touring Knossos Entering a Temple Tomb
- 16. Inside the Temple An altar and tablets with scribe writing
- 17. Touring Knossos Entering the Throne Room of King Minos
- 18. The Antechamber to the Throne Room
- 19. The Antechamber to the Throne Room
- 20. The Throne Room
- 21. The Throne Room
- 22. Touring the Palace Royal Villa & Fresco
- 24. Touring the Palace Queen’s Bathroom and Storage Room
- 25. What were they really about? Main Idea – The Minoans earned their living by building ships and trading !
- 26. The Minoans 2000BCE- Drove off the pirates Used a long wooden beam and prow to fight & slimmer ships that were faster with three sails Minoans controlled the Mediterranean Sea!!
- 28. Minoan Cities No Walls ! Famous for their grand palaces! Center of the city palace instead of ziggurat 5 stories high Running hot and cold water Heated rooms Flushing toilets
- 29. Minoan Cities Near the center/palace – sea captains, merchants and shipbuilders Farther away – artisans Houses Entrance on the roof (like the Mesopotamians) Later they added wooden doors and windows with parchment (thin oiled animal skin)
- 30. Rulers & Religion Priest –kings Ruled by talking to gods and representing them on earth Polytheistic Main God/Goddess Mother Earth
- 31. Mother Earth
- 32. Minoan Sports Minoans loved sports Built world’s first arena Could seat 500!!! Boxing Matches – Men Chariot hunts - Women Bull Leaping – Men and Women
- 33. Bull Leaping
- 35. Around 1450 B.C.E. Minoan civilization disappears! Most likely a cataclysmic event. Tsunami Mycenaeans took them over The Greeks claim it was the fault of the MINOTAUR ! Fall of the Minoans
- 36. Farmer (Mycen – tenants & slaves) Metal Worker – Bronze and Gold Coins Trader Ships & Navigation ( Min – prow for pirates) Minoans Mycenaeans Compare & Contrast the Early Greek Civilizations 2800 BC Crete – Knossos - $$ Short – dark hair and tanned Carpenter Mother Earth – Dove - # 1 goddess Bull Leaping Double Ax – symbol for pries-king 2000 BC – most important sea faring people in the Med Sea Theseus & the Minotaur (minotaur killed – Minoans lose power) Labyrinth - maze The End =Tsunami Mycenaeans kill off The original people (teachers) 2000 BC Southern Russia Balkan Peninsula Hilltops – fortress set there – easy to defend Megaron- large room for entertainment, council, etc. Hunting Those who learned from the original Trojan War Homer Civil Wars 1400 BC