CHAPTER 3 SECTION 2

Seafaring Traders

Key Terms

MinoansAegean SeaKnossosKing MinosPhoenicians

Minoans Trade in The Mediterrean

• Minoans-powerful seafaring people

• Aegean Sea-surrounds island of Crete

• Exported art and culture

• Had influence on Greece– Architecture, burial

customs, religious rituals

Unearthing Brilliant Civilization

• Knossos-Minoan capital city

• Peaceful, no fortifications

• Advanced and thriving culture

• King Minos-was king who owned a half human half bull Minotaur

Unearthing a Brilliant Civlization

• Knossos had painted walls– Official seals– vases

• Athletic people– Boxing – Wrestling– Bull leaping

• Women held a high rank

Unearthing a Brilliant civilization

Mother goddess rule over all gods

Sacrificed bulls and animals

Carried out human sacrifices

Minoans Culture’s Mysterious End

• Ended 1200 BC• 1700 BC earthquake

destroys Minoan cities

• 1470 BC earthquakes rock Crete– Tidal waves– Rain of ash– Fiery volcanic blast

• Invaders from Greece take over

Phoenicians Spread Civilization

Phoenicians- powerful traders along the Mediterranean

Mainly now in Lebanon

Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon trading centers

Write on papyrusSimplified alphabet

Ancient Trade Routes

Mediterranean and world trading centers

Land routes Afghanistan India Perisa Gulf of the Red Sea Used monsoon winds

to cross Arabian sea

Ancient Trade Routes

India traders used monsoon winds to southeast Asia, and Indonesia

Trade routes ensured exchange of products and information Religion Art, ways of living Cultural diffusion