• 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 Age Frescos, Dark Age • Do Now: Do Now: – What geographic feature made it difficult to unite ancient Greece
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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.
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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