Mycenaean Minoan Create a chart with two columns or rows. After reading pp , write at least 4 facts about each.

Minoan * On the island of Crete * Women had relatively high status * Traded with Egypt and Mesopotamia * Strong navy * Polytheistic Chief Deity was Earth Mother * Expert Traders * Peaked around 1600 BC Destroyed around 1350 BC To Unknown Causes

Mycenaean * From the Balkans (Central Europe) * Kingdoms centered around hilltop fortress * Nobles lived on estates. * Cities Surrounded by Walls * Palaces were both political and economic buildings * Kept elaborate tax records * Paid taxes in wheat, animals, and honey * Adopted Minoan culture and technology, and then conquered them. * Destroyed in 1100 BC, leading to a Greek “Dark Age.”