The Minoans Flashcards
Minoans Location
Crete
Discoverer of the palace of knossos
Sir Arthur Evans
Minoans named after
King Minos
What did they write in
Linear A - Linear B - old Greek; we can’t read linear A
Gender roles & responsibilities
Women had high responsibilities while Men were out sailing/trainding
Minaoan religion was likely
Polytheistic
Minoans dominated
trade
Olive oil was
highly valuable due to it’s many uses
Minoans had a monoppoly
on trade (modern amazon)
Minoans were very skilled
sailors
Frescoes are
a way to paint using wet plaster
A Minoan sport learned from Frescoes
Bull-leaping
Minoan Military was
minimal; they relied on remoteness & lack of challenge
Daedalus (the brilliant inventor) built
the labyrinth to confine the Minotaur
Theseus is a
Athenian; killed the Minotaur
Daedalus’s son
Icarus dies from flying to high
Capital
Palace of Knossos
Language
Linear
Art
Frescoes
Religion
Polytheistic; inspired by Egypt
Goverment
King Minos
Economy
Ship trading (modern amazon)
Social Classes
Woman run things while men sailing
Technology
Plumbing & Shipbuilding
Minoans suddenly disappeared after a
massive volcano eruption that left them very susceptible to invasion
