MINOAN CIVILIZATIONMINOAN CIVILIZATION■ MARITIME CIVILIZATION TRADING MARITIME CIVILIZATION TRADING

WITH EGYPT,SYRIA, AND ASIA WITH EGYPT,SYRIA, AND ASIA MINORMINOR

■ NAMED AFTER THE LEGENDARY NAMED AFTER THE LEGENDARY KING MINOS OF CRETEKING MINOS OF CRETE

■ GREAT ENGINEERS BUILT GREAT GREAT ENGINEERS BUILT GREAT PALACES, ROADS, AND SEWER PALACES, ROADS, AND SEWER SYSTEMSSYSTEMS

■ ISLAND WAS THE CROSSROADS OF ISLAND WAS THE CROSSROADS OF EUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICAEUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICA

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

KING(WANAX)KING(WANAX)COMMANDER-IN-CHIEFCOMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

NOBLESNOBLESDISTRICT GOVERNORSDISTRICT GOVERNORS

LANDHOLDERSLANDHOLDERSLOCAL CHIEFTAINSLOCAL CHIEFTAINS

FREE CRAFTSMEN AND LABORERSFREE CRAFTSMEN AND LABORERS

SLAVESSLAVES

KNOSSOS(CNOSSOS)KNOSSOS(CNOSSOS)

CAPITAL OF MINOAN CAPITAL OF MINOAN CIVILIZATIONCIVILIZATION

SIR ARTHUR EVANSSIR ARTHUR EVANS■ 1851-19411851-1941■ EXCAVATOR OF EXCAVATOR OF

KNOSSOSKNOSSOS■ ONE OF THE ONE OF THE

FOUNDERS OF FOUNDERS OF MODERN MODERN ARCHAEOLOGYARCHAEOLOGY

MINOAN ARTMINOAN ART

END OF MINOAN END OF MINOAN CIVILIZATIONCIVILIZATION

POSSIBLE CAUSESPOSSIBLE CAUSES

■ TRADE COLLAPSETRADE COLLAPSE■ WARWAR■ NATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTER 1. VOLCANIC ERUPTION1. VOLCANIC ERUPTION 2. TIDAL WAVE2. TIDAL WAVE 3. EARTHQUAKES 3. EARTHQUAKES

THERA / SANTORINITHERA / SANTORINI

VOLCANIC ERUPTION VOLCANIC ERUPTION 1500 B.C.E1500 B.C.E

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONVOLCANIC ERUPTION1500B.C.E.1500B.C.E.

AKROTIRIAKROTIRI