Bellringer Who was the man that found the palace of Knossos?

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Bellringer Who was the man that found the palace of Knossos?

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Bellringer

Who was the man that found the palace of

Knossos?

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Answer

• Sir Arthur Evans was the man that found the palace of Knossos. Describe at least three (3) features of the palace at Knossos.

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Competition

• The Minoans gain some competition. What type of competition do you think the Minoans were facing? Explain.

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Mycenaean Civilization

• The Mycenaean civilization originated in the southern grasslands of Russia. They were a small group of people that traveled west and settled in Europe. The Peloponnesus of Greece.

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Mycenaean Kingdoms

• The Mycenaean palaces were called fortress-palaces. They would build their palaces on top of hills so that they would have a vantage point to view invaders.

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Times of Crisis

• During times of crisis, the farmers from outside the city walls would take shelter within the city walls.

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Megaron

• The chief feature of the palace was the Megaron. It was a square room with a fire place located in the center. It was the place where the king would hold important meetings.

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Mycenaean Estates

• The Mycenaean civilization divided their land into estates. Estates were usually farmed by tenants, or people that live on and work another persons land.

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Pay for Protection

• Land owners would pay the king by giving him horses, crops, and chariots, in exchange for protection from invaders.

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Herders and Hunters

• The Mycenaean culture were predominately herders but they also relied on their hunting skills to provide food for their families.

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Hunting with Hounds

• The Mycenaean’s were one of the first civilization to use dogs in the course of hunting.

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Minoans and Mycenaeans

• The Minoans and Mycenaeans began working very closely together in trading agreements. The Mycenaean’s borrowed the Minoan’s ships and imitated their gold and bronze work.

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Olives anyone?

• The Mycenaean’s also started growing olives. This was their largest money maker. The Mycenaean’s would make oil for cooking, fuel for lamps, and lotion for the bodies out of olives.

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Different from the Minoans

• The Mycenaean’s were different from the Minoans in that they enjoyed fighting. They would use large shields, spears, and swords in battle.

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Fight on

• At first the Mycenaean’s liked to fight so much that they would fight against one another. Then they started to build ships and navigate the Mediterranean Sea.

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Pirates

• The Mycenaean’s found it easier to fight against another civilization than to work hard at becoming the best. They started to outfit pirates.

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Stand Off

• Two super powers of the Mediterranean Sea were going to stand off against one another. One had the goods everyone wanted and the other had the strength everyone wanted.

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Take Over

• By about 1400 B.C.E., the Mycenaean’s took over as chief force on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Closing Question

• Write this down in your notebooks:

• Why were the Minoans taken over by the Mycenaeans?

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Closure

• Today we learned about the Minoans and how and why they were taken over as the super trading power on the Mediterranean Sea.