bronze age greece- minoan civ

Question 1

when does the bronze age minoan civilization fully develop?

Answer 1

~2000 BCE

Question 2

where is the minoan civilization centered?

Answer 2

crete

Question 3

what is the largest center in crete and what were the other centers?

Answer 3

knossos was the largest, phaistos, malia, and kato Zakro are next biggest

Question 4

were the minoans greek?

Answer 4

no

Question 5

where did the minoans influence?

Answer 5

spread to greek islands and mainland greece

Question 6

when does dominance occur?

Answer 6

middle bronze age

Question 7

what is the geography of crete?

Answer 7

mountains and valleys good for stock
coastal plains, good for stock
natural harbours
good supplies of timber

Question 8

why was the sea so important?

Answer 8

sea gave them timber which they used for everything, also gave them access to trading, inports and exports

Question 9

is there writing in the minoan civilization?

Answer 9

yes but its not decipherable, so we cant understand it

Question 9

what is the first evidence of greek monumental building?

Answer 9

palaces (houses on a huge scale)

Question 9

who is arthur evans?

Answer 9

he discovered the site at knossos, bought the site and then excavated it

Question 9

where are the minoans from?

Answer 9

we dont know

Question 10

what palace in the minoan civilization was the biggest?

Answer 10

knossos

Question 11

who resided in the palace?

Answer 11

the royal family, but also a center for politics religion and administration

Question 12

where was the first palace at knossos built?

Answer 12

it was built on top of old houses that were demolished

Question 13

why did the minoan society have a hierarchy?

Answer 13

someone has to have power, otherwise the palace wouldnt exist and the community wouldnt be successful

Question 14

what was the hierarchy society like?

Answer 14

presumably a king or powerful enough to assemble a large population to work for them
maybe slaves , priests, military

Question 15

how did the palaces get bigger suddenly?

Answer 15

early palaces were destroyed or damaged suddenly, they were then repaired and rebuilt on a bigger and better scale

Question 16

what damaged the palaces?

Answer 16

most likely an earthquake

Question 17

what are general palace features?

Answer 17

royal family quarters
large state rooms
working quarters
storage areas for provisions and for items for barter and trade
large central courtyard for public ceremonies and spectacles

Question 18

what did the minoans export?

Answer 18

textiles, oil, wine, and ceramics

Question 19

what did the minoans import?

Answer 19

tin, copper, luxury materials

Question 20

what trade routes did the minoans maintain?

Answer 20

the mainland, cyclades, rhodes, cryprus, egypt, levant, sicily

Question 21

what did trade lead to?

Answer 21

settlement

Question 22

what did minoan settlement in the cyclades do?

Answer 22

put an end to the distinctive cycladic civilization

Question 23

when did the minoan civilization end?

Answer 23

~ 1375 BCE once the palaces were destroyed

Question 24

why are the minoans called the minoans?

Answer 24

evans named the minoans after king minos of crete

Question 25

what are cretan hieroglyphic traits?

Answer 25

350 seals and impressions found only in crete 150 individual signs logographic and syllabic

Question 26

what is logographic hieroglyphics?

Answer 26

logograms (symbols) with no relationship between the logogram and the word

Question 27

what is syllabic hieroglyphics?

Answer 27

signs represent the sound of the syllables of the word

Question 28

what is alphabetic hieroglyphics?

Answer 28

signs represent the sounds of the letters of the word

Question 29

what is linear A?

Answer 29

inscribed on clay, gold, stone, ceramics linear appearance of signs, often arranged in squares or rectangles 4 to 9 lines long logographic and syllabic written left to right

Question 30

what is the phaistos disk?

Answer 30

fired clay disk, covered on both sides with stamped signs in a spiral pattern groups of 2-7 seperated by verticle lines 242 stamps 45 unique signs

Question 31

what do we know about minoan religion?

Answer 31

no evidence of temples centred on forced of nature dominanted by goddesses rather than gods religious symbols, horns of consecration, labrys 'double axe'

Question 32

where are evidence for cemeteries and burial sites impressive?

Answer 32

palace sites

Question 33

is there writing in the minoan civilization?

Answer 33

yes, but we don't know what it says

Question 34

was there a hierachical system in the minoan civilization?

Answer 34

yes, but we dont know the exact structure

Question 35

what were the potential members of the hierarchical system?

Answer 35

ruler, advisor, administrators, artisan, servant, slaves, non-productive members

Question 36

why weren't there any fortifications?

Answer 36

because the sea provided as much protection as they needed, they may have had a powerful navy

Question 37

what were there depictions of?

Answer 37

wealth, luxury, leisure, peace