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The Minoan World: 2800 B.C.E.-1400 B.C.E.
Linear A
The Abduction of EuropaThe Abduction of Europa
Zeus
Rembrandt’s Painting of the Rembrandt’s Painting of the Abduction (1632)Abduction (1632)
The Legacy of Europa Today
King MinosKing Minos
Coast of Crete
CRETEKnossos
Troy
Miletus
Sparta
Mycenae
Corinth Athens
Thebes
ASIA MINOR
(TURKEY)
MACEDONIA
PELOPONNESUS
THERMOPYLAE *
* MARATHON
^ Mt. Olympus
IONIAN
SEA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AEGEAN
SEA
RHODES
LESBOS
ATTICAPlataea *
Minoan ShipsMinoan Ships
Mast Prow
““Bireme” shipBireme” ship
Deck over Deck over rowersrowers
Palace of King Minos at Knossos on Crete
Double Axes Found on Crete
Labrys = Greek for “double axe”
Labyrinth = Greek for “the House of the Double Axe”
The Throne of King Minos
The Queen’s rooms, with blue dolphins
Minoan Artistic “Motifs”
Water System at Knossos
Storage containers at KnossosStorage containers at Knossos
Minoan People & Religion
Minoan PriestMinoan Priest
Minoan Minoan Snake Snake
GoddessGoddess
Religious processionReligious procession
Women were important to Minoan religion.
BULL-LEAPING
Bull Cult
PolytheisticPolytheistic• Poly= many• Theistic= gods
Like the Egyptians the Minoans had many gods. So would the Greeks, but the Greek gods won’t have animal qualities.
Snake “goddess”
-goddess?
-priestess?
-worshipper?
Theseus and the Minotaur
The Mycenaean World: 1600-1100 B.C.E.
Metalworking Minoans vs. Mycenaeans
Palaces Minoans vs. Mycenaeans
Pottery
Minoans vs. Mycenaeans
Religious Practices Minoans vs. Mycenaeans
Water Systems Minoans vs. Mycenaeans
WRITING Minoans vs. Mycenaeans
END OF MINOAN CIVILIZATION• Civilization came to an end around 1400
BC– All palaces destroyed and never rebuilt
• Theory 1Theory 1– Invaded by Mycenaeans in 1400 BC
• Destroyed Crete to eliminate Minoans as trade rivals
• Theory 2Theory 2– Massive volcanic eruption on island of
Thera showered Crete with debris, ash, and poison gas
• Destroyed fleets with tidal waves• Mycenaeans arrived after
catastrophe and destroyed what was left
MycenaeMycenae
Near the sea
Access to fresh water
Walled city
Mycenae
The Lions Gate: entrance to the city
Lions Gate
MYCENEAN AGE• 1600-1150 BC• Had some contact with
Minoan civilization by at least 1600 BC
• Typical of the very warlike, semi-barbarian cultures that extended over most of Europe– Only difference was that
contact with Minoans gradually caused the Mycenaeans to lose some of their barbarism and allowed them to develop a more sophisticated culture
Warriors
Homer’s Great Epics
Homer, the Blind Poet
The Trojan WarThe Trojan War
Brutal Combat
Wall of Troy Recreated
Plan of the City of Troy
The “Trojan Horse”?
AchillesHector
Troy
DORIC COLUMNS
IONIC COLUMNS
CORINTHIAN COLUMNS