Minoans and Mycenaean Two Strands of Greek Culture.

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Minoans and Mycenaean Two Strands of Greek Culture

The Minoans Who was Minos? Why did the Minoans prosper? How are the stages in the development of Minoan culture classified? What was the social organization of the Minoans during the palace stages? What was the religion of the Minoans? What finally happened to the Minoans?

The Myceneans What was the significance of the rise of hill-top forts? How was the society of the Myceneans organized? What were the characteristics of the religion of the Myceneans? What happened during the Greek Dark Ages?

How do they differ? How did their religions differ? How did their political organization differ? How did their technology differ? How did their locations differ? How did their social organization differ? How did their cities differ?