1. The Minoans & Mycenaeans

2. Minoans
Developed on Crete (discovered by Sir Arthur Evans around 1900)
Cities of palaces, chalets, townhouses largest was palace of Minos at Knossos it was built above a maze (labyrinth = home of the Minotaur)
Thrived on commerce, trade, industry, agriculture, and fishing
Art was non-religious frescoes = pictures painted on wet plaster
No city walls and few weapons, yet bulls and double ax (labrys) are key symbols
Very athletic (bull jumping, boxing)
Used a syllabic form of writing called Linear A (not yet deciphered)
c BC – natural disaster and then civilization quickly disappears

4. Theseus and the Minotaur...
“Black-figure style pottery.”

12. Mycenaeans
Developed on Greek mainland (unearthed by Heinrich Schliemann)
Conquered the Minoans & adopted a lot of their culture Adapted Minoan writing to their own language (called Linear B)
Repressed women and forced them to live a life of leisure
Militaristic – rulers were warriors, fortified towns
King Agamemnon led troops in the Trojan War (around 1200 – 1100 BC)
Learn about it through the works of Homer
Conquered by foreigners shortly after BC

15. Mask of Agamemnon

16. PROCESSING
Create a flier (either for a real estate office or a travel agents office) seeking to bring people to either the city of Knossos or Mycenae (in ancient times that is). Include at least one picture and be sure to include at least two things that would be interesting to do.