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bronze age greece- minoan civ Flashcards

1
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when does the bronze age minoan civilization fully develop?

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~2000 BCE

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2
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where is the minoan civilization centered?

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crete

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3
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what is the largest center in crete and what were the other centers?

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

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4
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were the minoans greek?

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no

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5
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where did the minoans influence?

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spread to greek islands and mainland greece

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6
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when does dominance occur?

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middle bronze age

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7
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what is the geography of crete?

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

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why was the sea so important?

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

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9
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is there writing in the minoan civilization?

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yes but its not decipherable, so we cant understand it

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9
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what is the first evidence of greek monumental building?

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palaces (houses on a huge scale)

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9
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who is arthur evans?

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

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9
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where are the minoans from?

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we dont know

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10
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what palace in the minoan civilization was the biggest?

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knossos

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who resided in the palace?

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

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where was the first palace at knossos built?

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it was built on top of old houses that were demolished

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13
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why did the minoan society have a hierarchy?

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

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14
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what was the hierarchy society like?

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

15
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how did the palaces get bigger suddenly?

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

16
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what damaged the palaces?

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most likely an earthquake

17
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what are general palace features?

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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

18
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what did the minoans export?

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textiles, oil, wine, and ceramics

19
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what did the minoans import?

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tin, copper, luxury materials

20
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what trade routes did the minoans maintain?

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

21
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what did trade lead to?

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settlement

22
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what did minoan settlement in the cyclades do?

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put an end to the distinctive cycladic civilization

23
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when did the minoan civilization end?

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~ 1375 BCE once the palaces were destroyed

24
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why are the minoans called the minoans?

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evans named the minoans after king minos of crete

25
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what are cretan hieroglyphic traits?

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

26
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what is logographic hieroglyphics?

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

27
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what is syllabic hieroglyphics?

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signs represent the sound of the syllables of the word

28
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what is alphabetic hieroglyphics?

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signs represent the sounds of the letters of the word

29
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what is linear A?

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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

30
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what is the phaistos disk?

A

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

31
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what do we know about minoan religion?

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

32
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where are evidence for cemeteries and burial sites impressive?

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palace sites

33
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is there writing in the minoan civilization?

A

yes, but we don’t know what it says

34
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was there a hierachical system in the minoan civilization?

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yes, but we dont know the exact structure

35
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what were the potential members of the hierarchical system?

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

36
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why weren’t there any fortifications?

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

37
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what were there depictions of?

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wealth, luxury, leisure, peace

38
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A

GRST (14 decks)

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