1. Ch9 Beginnings 9-1 The Minoans

3. 1. Minoans -island of Crete in Mediterranean Sea -grew wheat, barley, grapes, & olives -skilled woodworkers & metalworkers -ship builders & traders -Nile River Valley -Phoenicians -pirates forced faster & better ships w/2-3 masts -used prow to sink enemy ships -2000BC 1 st important seafaring civilization

4. 2. Men -farmed -fished -served in Navy & Royal Guard

5. 3. Women -household duties -attended sporting events -hunted

6. 4. Sports -boxing -bull leaping -bull fighting -1 st open air arena

7. 5. Cities & Palaces -center of city was a palace -no walls for protection -sea & navy -Knossos -largest city -palace was gov. building, temple, & warehouse -decorated w/frescoes -labyrinth -“House of the Double Ax”

8. -housed the Minotaur -ruled by King Minos -sea captains, merchants, & shipbuilders lived outside palace

9. 6. rulers -priest-kings -made laws & represented gods on Earth -climbed to the top of Mt. Jutkas to find out will of gods

10. 7. Religion -polytheistic -main god Great Mother Earth -made plants grow -brought children into the world -built shrines honor her -offerings of hair, jewels gold, fruit, & flowers -believed hilltops led to heaven -caves to the underworld

11. -double ax sacred -power of Mother Earth -authority of king

12. 8. Fall of Minoans -1400Bc control of sea & Crete passed to Mycenaean's -legend of Theseus & Minotaur -when Minotaur was killed the Minoan civilization ended