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Notes on earlyGreek civilizations
TITLE CORNELL NOTES-BRONZE AGE; THE MINOANS
Have out greek map andwork on it for ten min utes
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TITLE CORNELL NOTES BRONZEAGE- THE MINOANSobjective Learn who the first greeks
were and what their legacyis.
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NOTES on bronze ageWHO WERETHEMINOANS?
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Who were theMinoans?
Known as cretansFarmers and traders
Grew wheat, barley,grapes , olives
Cash crops traded-olives and grapes,and tin
Ship buildersEarned living from seaFirst seafaring
civilization
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WHATWERE THEPEOPLELIKE?
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What were thepeople like?
Small, athletic, likedjewelry,
Women worked at
home, also huntedMen farmed, fished,
hunted, lovedsporting events,
Bull leaping favoritesport
Boxing also favorite
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WHAT WERE THEIR CITIES LIKE?
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What were theircities like?
Palace at center of cityLargest city - KnossosLargest palace called
house of the doubleaxe. 1500 rooms- meanslabyrinth
Very advanced indoorplumbing
No walls around citiesSea and navy protectedthem
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Bellwork make cornell termstitled minoans:bronze age1. Minos2. Cretan3. Ariadne
4. Aegeus5. Theseus
1.2.
6. Labyrinth7. Crete8. Knossos
9. Legacy10. Tribute
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WHAT KIND OF RELIGION DIDTHEY HAVE?
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What wastheirreligion?
Run by Priest kingsMade lawsRepresented gods on earthTalked to gods on mt. Jukas
PolytheisticMain god was Mother Earth
Certain things sacredLily sacred flowerDouble axe- power of
Mother earth and kingDove- sacred bird
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MINOANS?
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Whathappenedto
Minoans?
Not certainFall came from story of
Theseus and Minotaur.
Same say earthquake,volcanic eruption andtsunami.
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agendaListened to the story of Theseus and minotaur
and finished notes on the Minoans.
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Bellwork 10-28-09TURN THESE QUESTIONS INTO STATEMENTS
skip lines.Title sheet of paper The Minoans1. The Minoans lived during what age?2. Where did the Minoans live and what
were they known as?3. What were the Minoans the first to do?4. What surplus made the Minoans rich?
(metal)5. What were the two sports they enjoyed?6. What story led archaeologists to find the
civilization of the Minoans?
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GEOGRAPHY TERMS
GEOGRAPHY NOTESGREEK MAPMAP RULESCOVER SHEETGREEKS WORKSHEET
GREEK GREEK
GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
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NOTEBOOK ORDER
BRONZE AGE NOTESBRONZE AGE TERMSTHESEUS CROSSWORD PUZZLEBRONZE AGE QUESTIONS.
THE BRONZE AGE
MINOANS
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HEROIC AGEHEROIC AGE
MYCENEANSMYCENEANS
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Bronze age termsGREEK HERO OF ATHENS DEFEATED THE
MINOTAURA MAZE LIKE THE ONE IN CRETE- also meaning
of house of the double axe1ST SEAFARING CIVILIZATIONKING OF CRETE FATHER OF MINOTAURFATHER OF THESEUS- AEGEAN SEA NAMED
AFTER HIM
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More termsWhat the Minoans were known asLargest city in crete- home of minotaurDaughter of Minos who helped Theseus kill the
minotaurA payment of some sort from a conquerednation to the conquering nation. Usuallymoney
Something handed down from the past.
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OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE- COMPARETHE MINOANS TO THEMYCENAEANS
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New notes- heroic age; themycenaeans
Who were the Mycenaeans?
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AGENDAORGANIZED NOTEBOOKDID MINOAN QUESTIONSDEFINED BRONZE AGE TERMS
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Notes on Heroic AgeWho were the
Myceneans?1. Came from grasslands
north of black sea-russian.
2. Warriors built fortresspalaces with wallsaround them.
3. Enslaved people to workthe land.
4. Hunters rather thanfarmers.
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How did the Minoans affect the Mycenaeans?
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How did theMinoansinfluencetheMyceneans?
1. Myceneans copied gold andbronze work.
2. Were taught how to build
ships and navigate.3. Started to grow olives andbegan trading.
4. Outfitted pirate fleets andraided lands rather thantrade.
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WHAT CAUSED THE DARK AGES?
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What causedthe DarkAges?
1. after trojan war civilwars broke out.
2. Civil wars destroyed
fortress palaces.3. Dorians invadedgreece.
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