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KnossosKnossos

By Clay and Matt

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IntroductionIntroductionKnossos, a beautiful palace established around Knossos, a beautiful palace established around 7,000 B.C., was designed by Dedalos and built 7,000 B.C., was designed by Dedalos and built by the Minoan Civilization. The Minoans are by the Minoan Civilization. The Minoans are credited as being the first European civilization. credited as being the first European civilization. Knossos is located in Crete, a small island near Knossos is located in Crete, a small island near Greece. Knossos was built on a hill called Greece. Knossos was built on a hill called Kephala. Knossos was only five and a half acres. Kephala. Knossos was only five and a half acres. The material Knossos was built of is called The material Knossos was built of is called ashlar, which is a combination of concrete and ashlar, which is a combination of concrete and stone, used as a substitute for brick. stone, used as a substitute for brick.

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The story of DedalosThe story of Dedalos

King Minos ordered Dedalos to build a King Minos ordered Dedalos to build a complex palace of which no one could find complex palace of which no one could find their way out. After it was finished, King their way out. After it was finished, King Minos kept Dedalos as a prisoner because Minos kept Dedalos as a prisoner because he didn’t want him to release the secrets of he didn’t want him to release the secrets of the design. As a prisoner, he made two the design. As a prisoner, he made two pairs of wings for himself and his son pairs of wings for himself and his son Ikaros to fly out. Ikaros flew too close to Ikaros to fly out. Ikaros flew too close to the sun and his wings burned and he fell to the sun and his wings burned and he fell to the ocean and drowned. the ocean and drowned.

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Knossos RoomsKnossos RoomsInside of Knossos there are corridors, a Inside of Knossos there are corridors, a central courtyard, a throne room, large baths, central courtyard, a throne room, large baths, enormous storage rooms, workshops, weapon enormous storage rooms, workshops, weapon storage, prison chambers and more. Outside of storage, prison chambers and more. Outside of the palace, there are small houses, markets, the palace, there are small houses, markets, fairs, workshops and more. It is estimated fairs, workshops and more. It is estimated Knossos had approximately 1,400 rooms. Knossos had approximately 1,400 rooms. There were also a lot of paintings. The walls There were also a lot of paintings. The walls were decorated with lots of paintings called were decorated with lots of paintings called frescos. The decorations were based on bull frescos. The decorations were based on bull leaping, rituals and more. leaping, rituals and more. The storerooms had The storerooms had pithoi, large clay vases that held oil, grains, pithoi, large clay vases that held oil, grains, dried fish, beans and olives. Many of the items dried fish, beans and olives. Many of the items were made at the palace itself, which had were made at the palace itself, which had grain mills, oil presses and wine presses.grain mills, oil presses and wine presses.

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Knossos SystemsKnossos SystemsThe palace had three liquid managements The palace had three liquid managements systems: one to supply clean water, one for systems: one to supply clean water, one for drainage of rain water and the other for the dirty drainage of rain water and the other for the dirty water. Knossos also had aqueducts that brought water. Knossos also had aqueducts that brought fresh water to the town and the palace. Knossos fresh water to the town and the palace. Knossos was designed to take as much natural light was designed to take as much natural light during the summer days as it could. The rooms during the summer days as it could. The rooms on the courtyard had large and wide windows on the courtyard had large and wide windows with multi-doors to receive the light. Each room with multi-doors to receive the light. Each room had a fireplace for heating, but there is no had a fireplace for heating, but there is no evidence of a central heating system. They used evidence of a central heating system. They used charcoal in the fireplace. charcoal in the fireplace.

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Trade RoutesTrade Routes

The trade routes from Knossos The trade routes from Knossos established communications and trading established communications and trading from such different areas as Turkey, from such different areas as Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt, Afghanistan and Cyprus, Egypt, Afghanistan and Scandinavia. Common goods that were Scandinavia. Common goods that were traded were copper, ivory, amethyst, traded were copper, ivory, amethyst, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, gold, amber and lapis-lazuli, carnelian, gold, amber and other important items. other important items.

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AmethystAmethyst

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lapis-lazulilapis-lazuli

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CarnelianCarnelian

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GoldGold

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AmberAmber

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Knossos DisastersKnossos Disasters

The palace of Knossos was damaged The palace of Knossos was damaged around 1700 B.C in a fire and a wall around 1700 B.C in a fire and a wall collapsed. Later it was destroyed by a collapsed. Later it was destroyed by a major earthquake. The earthquake left major earthquake. The earthquake left Knossos shattered in pieces. Knossos shattered in pieces.

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Sir Arthur Evans Sir Arthur Evans

In the 1800s, Sir Arthur Evans, a British In the 1800s, Sir Arthur Evans, a British archaeologist, started to rebuild some archaeologist, started to rebuild some sections of Knossos. Sir Arthur Evans was sections of Knossos. Sir Arthur Evans was born on July 8, 1851 and died on July 11, born on July 8, 1851 and died on July 11, 1941. Reconstruction has continued on 1941. Reconstruction has continued on Knossos and today it receives about one Knossos and today it receives about one million visitors every year.million visitors every year.