1. Early People of the Aegean

3. Theseus and the Minotaur

4. Mycenaean Civilizations

5. Minoan Civilization
Crete
Birthplace of Zeus
“First Europeans”

6. Minoan Civilization 1750-1500 BC
Named after Minos the legendary king
Palace at Knossos
Maritime culture
Traded with Spain, Egypt, Canaan Asia Minor
Fishing
Farming
Art

7. Is this King Minos’ Throne?

8. Minoan Culture Egalitarian
Men and Women held respected positions in religion, agriculture and craftwork
Music and song
Bull-leaping
Boxing
Lack of fortresses, war equipment, battle scenes

9. Minoan Metalwork Worked with both bronze and gold
Decorative and functional

10. Prince with the Lillies
Palace at Knossos
Prince with the Lillies

11. Minoan Fisherman & Dolphin

12. Minoan Fleet

13. Minoan Women

14. Minoan Bull Leaping

15. Minoan Civilization Disappears 1400 BC
Vanished
Volcanic eruption
Earthquake
Tidal wave
Invaders
Atlantis?

16. Minoan Artifact: Pendant of Bees
Metalworkers used both bronze and gold
Jewelry
Tools

17. Minoan Palaces Government Community Multistoried
Interior and exterior staircases
Light wells
Massive columns
courtyards
Weapons storage

18. Minoan Artifact : Palace
Centers of the community
No locks, bolts, or protective outside walls
Large rambling collections of rooms
Workshops

19. Minoan Pottery Made by hand or on a wheel
Red & white glazes yellow, green

20. Minoan Religion
Peaceful Mother Goddess
Carried figurines in processions
Sacred symbols; lion, bull, snake

21. Minoan Water Management
bathtubs decorated with colorful tiles
Primitive showers
Flush toilets
Fountains in bedrooms for cooling

22. Samples of Minoan Linear pictograms and script

23. The Phoenicians Spread Trade and Civilization
Wealthy city-state in eastern Mediterranean
Skilled shipbuilders, seafarers; sailed around continent of Africa
Set up colonies
Famous for red-purple dye from Murex snail

24. Tyrian Purple purple-red dye made from mucus of Murex shell
used as a fabric dye
very expensive
color became associated with power & wealth

25. What was the Great Legacy of the Phoenicians?
Developed system of writing to record trade deals
developed into western alphabet

26. Phoenicians wanted metals
Ancient Trade Routes
Phoenicians wanted metals
traded finished manufacture items for Iberian silver

27. Mycenae 2700 BCE Ancient Greek Myths originated here
Homer used them in his writings
Spoke early form of Greek
Agriculture based on grains, grapes, olives
Traded with Egypt Asia Minor

28. Mycenaean Culture Strong military culture Circular royal tombs
Decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets
Chariots,
Daggers
Axes
Horses
Vehicles of war
Society was hierarchical
Kings and soldiers at the top
Prisoners of war were slaves
No recreation/entertainment
Only religious festival

30. Mycenaean Soldiers on a Vase

31. Mycenaean weapons Bronze smiths worked only with bronze
Goldsmiths worked only with gold
Weapons
Buried gold objects with kings and nobles in tombs

32. Mycenae palace Centers of government & defense
Surrounded by high walls
Orderly rows of various rooms

33. Mycenaean Pottery Created pottery by hand Functional
Goblet was used for celebrations and religious rituals

34. Mycenaean Religion Worshipped an Earth Goddess who protected warriors
Bathed and prayed in palace sanctuaries

35. Mycenaean Water Management
Bathtubs set into the walls and fixed to the floor
Bathrooms had tilted floors to drain excess water

36. Mycenaean Palace Highly structured Orderly rows of rooms
High stone walls for defense

37. Mycenae Written Language
Linear B has been deciphered.
made up of characters, which resemble letters, and ideograms, which represent ideas.