early people of the aegean
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Early People of the Aegean. Theseus and the Minotaur. Mycenaean Civilizations. Minoan Civilization. Crete Birthplace of Zeus “First Europeans”. Minoan Civilization 1750-1500 BC. Named after Minos the legendary king Palace at Knossos Maritime culture - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Minoan Civilization1750-1500 BC
• Named after Minos the legendary king
• Palace at Knossos
• Maritime culture• Traded with
Spain, Egypt, Canaan Asia Minor
• Fishing• Farming• Art
Minoan Culture
• Egalitarian• Men and Women held
respected positions in religion, agriculture and craftwork
• Music and song• Bull-leaping• Boxing• Lack of fortresses, war
equipment, battle scenes
Minoan Bull Leaping
Minoan Civilization Disappears 1400 BC
• Vanished• Volcanic
eruption• Earthquake• Tidal wave• Invaders• Atlantis?
Minoan Palaces
• Government• Community• Multistoried• Interior and exterior
staircases• Light wells• Massive columns• courtyards• Weapons storage
Minoan Artifact : Palace
• Centers of the community
• No locks, bolts, or protective outside walls
• Large rambling collections of rooms
• Workshops
Minoan Religion
• Peaceful Mother Goddess
• Carried figurines in processions
• Sacred symbols; lion, bull, snake
Minoan Water Management
•bathtubs decorated with colorful tiles
•Primitive showers
•Flush toilets
•Fountains in bedrooms for cooling
The Phoenicians Spread Trade and Civilization
• Wealthy city-state in eastern Mediterranean
• Skilled shipbuilders, seafarers; sailed around continent of Africa
• Set up colonies• Famous for red-
purple dye from Murex snail
Tyrian Purple
• purple-red dye• made from
mucus of Murex shell
• used as a fabric dye
• very expensive• color became
associated with power & wealth
What was the Great Legacy of the Phoenicians?
• Developed system of writing to record trade deals
• developed into western alphabet
Ancient Trade Routes
• Phoenicians wanted metals
• traded finished manufacture items for Iberian silver
Mycenae 2700 BCE
• Ancient Greek Myths originated here
• Homer used them in his writings
• Spoke early form of Greek
• Agriculture based on grains, grapes, olives
• Traded with Egypt Asia Minor
Mycenaean Culture• Strong military culture• Circular royal tombs• Decorated uniforms, elaborate
helmets• Chariots, • Daggers• Axes• Horses• Vehicles of war• Society was hierarchical• Kings and soldiers at the top• Prisoners of war were slaves• No recreation/entertainment• Only religious festival
Mycenaean weapons
• Bronze smiths worked only with bronze
• Goldsmiths worked only with gold
• Weapons• Buried gold objects
with kings and nobles in tombs
Mycenae palace
• Centers of government & defense
• Surrounded by high walls
• Orderly rows of various rooms
Mycenaean Pottery
• Created pottery by hand
• Functional• Goblet was
used for celebrations and religious rituals
Mycenaean Religion
• Worshipped an Earth Goddess who protected warriors
• Bathed and prayed in palace sanctuaries
Mycenaean Water Management
• Bathtubs set into the walls and fixed to the floor
• Bathrooms had tilted floors to drain excess water