The Early Greeks Before City-States. Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations.
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The Early The Early GreeksGreeks
Before City-StatesBefore City-States
Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
The First Greek Society
The MinoansThe Minoans Lived on the island of Crete, Lived on the island of Crete,
subtropical climatesubtropical climate Named after legendary King Named after legendary King
MinosMinos Island had poor soil, forced Island had poor soil, forced
the Minoans to trade with the Minoans to trade with other peopleother people
Built impressive palaces at Built impressive palaces at Knossos, decorated it with Knossos, decorated it with frescoesfrescoes
Minoans disappeared Minoans disappeared because of invasions and because of invasions and natural disasters (volcano natural disasters (volcano and tidal wave)and tidal wave)
Geography of CreteGeography of Crete
Palace at KnossosPalace at Knossos
The Palace at KnossosThe Palace at Knossos
Views of the Palace at KnossosViews of the Palace at Knossos
Inside the Palace
Frescoes
Minoan Life Palaces and homes of nobles had running water They probably worshipped bull and earth
goddesses; women probably had a major role in society
Kings built a really strong navy They got along well with other cultures because of
their need to trade They wrote a lot, but we cannot translate these
writings; they are written in LINEAR A
The MycenaeansThe Mycenaeans
Mycenae History
• Lived mostly on the Greek mainland, conquered the Minoans on Crete
• Very successful sea traders• Influenced by Minoans,
Egyptians and Mesopotamians
• Ruled many city-states on the mainland, each was ruled by a warrior-king and had a thick-walled fortress
• Wrote in LINEAR B, which we can translate
Mycenaean Wealth
More on the Mycenaean People
• Rulers gained huge amounts of wealth in gold and treasures by fighting with other people
• Fought in Trojan War against Troy – Mycenae won and burned Troy to the ground
• Mycenaean power faded because of many reasons– Cities fought with each
other– Invasion from
outsiders– Famine– Drought
Then What Happened?
• Greek civilization fell apart• Cities were in ruins• People fled to the countryside• Greece was constantly invaded by
outsiders• Greek civilization almost disappeared• This period of confusion lasted for over
300 years