11/10 focus: 11/10 focus: – the earliest civilizations in greece were the minoans and the...
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• 11/10 Focus: 11/10 Focus: – The earliest civilizations in Greece
were the Minoans and the Mycenaeans – Both were trading societies but both
disappeared and were replaced by Greek city states
• Important Terms: Important Terms: • Frescos, Dark AgeFrescos, Dark Age
• Do Now:Do Now:– What geographic feature made it
difficult to unite ancient Greece
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MinoanMinoan CivilizationCivilization• Developed on
Crete• 3,000 BC -2,000
BC• Sailed and traded
throughout the Aegean Sea
• Established colonies on islands in the Aegean
MinoanMinoan CivilizationCivilization
• Minoan Life– Archeological
evidence• Named Minoan
civilization after King Minos• Knossos
– Capital city – Minos’s palace
located here
• Lack of defensive walls – indicate they
were not afraid of attack
MinoanMinoan CivilizationCivilization
• Had a written language– Historians have not
been able to decipher
• Frescos • Minoan artwork
painted on walls • Provides much of the
information on Minoan life
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Minoan CivilizationMinoan Civilization• Frescos tell us :– The importance of the
sea in Minoan life– women had high
status –Minoans enjoyed
sporting events and nature
Minoan CollapseMinoan Collapse• Civilization ends
around 1200 BC• Theory– Natural disasters
weakened the Minoan civilization• Large volcanic eruption
on the nearby island of Thera
• Eventually conquered by Mycenaeans
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Mycenaean CivilizationMycenaean Civilization• Indo-Europeans
migrated into Greece
• Begin trading with the Minoans – Adopted Minoan
culture• Architecture• pottery • Frescos
• Become expert sailors and traders– Increased wealth and
power
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Mycenaean CivilizationMycenaean Civilization
• Mycenaean cities were ruled by powerful warrior kings
• Built fortified cities• Warfare was very
common
WarWar• Mycenaean kings
launched a series of wars against Hittites in Anatolia
• The Trojan War– Legendary war
discussed in Greek Mythology and literature (Homer’s Illad and the Odyssey)
– Archeological discovery in western Turkey may be the city of Troy
– City appears to have been destroyed in battle
End of Mycenaean End of Mycenaean CivilizationCivilization
• War, drought, famine, and economic decline brought an end to Mycenaean civilization
• Led to a dark age (1100 BC)– People left cities– People struggled to survive–Written records stop – Frequent attacks from outside invaders
ClosureClosure
• Identify one theory as to why to Minoan civilization collapsed.
• Identify one theory as to why the Mycenaean civilization collapsed.
• What knowledge was lost in Greece for a period of time after the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization.
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