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Look at this mural found in a ruin on the island of Crete. What does this mural demonstrate about Minoan art?
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minoan art was created for the sake of art itself
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colorful scenes with humans and animals.
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∙ 11y agominoan art was created for the sake of art itself.
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Where did the Minoan found colonies?
the Minoan established colonies on the aegean island and in Greece and Asia minor
What was the largest Minoan palace?
Minoans lived on Crete. They got their name from their legendary king, Minos. Minos built a large palace in Knossos. It was said to be so huge that you could easily lose your way. Some historians say that the palace itself was the famous labyrinth (you know, where the Minotaur lived).
How did the Egyptians influence culture on Crete?
Much of the Egyptian influence in Crete can be seen in artwork from approximately 4000 to 3000 years ago. Many Cretan statues have strong poses such as those commonly seen in Egyptian artwork. Also, a number of Egyptian cults (such as the cult of Isis) were found in Crete. The Minoan (Cretan) and Ancient Egyptian Civilizations had a high regard for one another and trade numerous items.
Who were the Minoan people?
The Minoans were a powerful sea faring people. They lived on Crete, which is an island in the Aegean Sea; the Aegean Sea is located west of Turkey and southeast of Greece. The Minoans lived and dominated Crete from around 3000 BC to 1500 BC. The dates aren't exact though. The Minoans dominated trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. They had a deep culture in the arts. They are assumed to be a peaceful people for excavations done the ruins showed that there were no fortifications. The demise of the Minoans is unknown. Some believe that the natural disasters that had struck the Minoans in their last years is what led to their downfall. Some believe that people from Greece had taken over.
What did excavations at knossos reveal about Minoan culture?
There, they found the remains of an advanced and thriving culture.
What have archeologists found on the island of Crete?
Archaeologists have found an immense amount of items on Crete. Most of these items belong the Minoan Civilization, which prevailed in Crete around 2000 B.C.E. The biggest finds from the Minoan Civilization include the cities of Knossos and Phaestos. Other more recent finds (i.e. from the age of the artifacts, not time of discovery) include the Byzantine Church in Gortyn.
Where did the Minoan found colonies?
the Minoan established colonies on the aegean island and in Greece and Asia minor
Of which civilization was Knossos the leading city?
Minoan society, existed in the bronze age. Knossos was the port town on crete, but Minoan settlements have been found elsewhere eg Thera
What was the largest Minoan palace?
Minoans lived on Crete. They got their name from their legendary king, Minos. Minos built a large palace in Knossos. It was said to be so huge that you could easily lose your way. Some historians say that the palace itself was the famous labyrinth (you know, where the Minotaur lived).
How deep is lost city of Atlantis?
Nobody knows, because its never been found! There is a theory that Minoan Crete was Atlantis...If true, then its not even underwater!
What large island is found Southeast of the Ancient Greece main land?
Crete
Island found south of Greece?
The largest is Crete, althought there are more than a couple
Where is crete found?
It is a large island to the south/south west of Greece. It is currently owned by Greece.
Is crete an island off the coast of Greece?
Yes. The island of Crete is the biggest island in Greece and it has a long and honorable tradition. Crete was the centre of Europe's most ancient civilization, the Minoan. Tablets inscribed in Linear A have been found in numerous sites in Crete, and a few in the Aegean islands. The Minoans established themselves in many islands besides Crete: secure identifications of Minoan off-island sites include Kea, Kythera, Milos, Rhodes and above all, Thera (Santorini). Archaeologists ever since Sir Arthur Evans have identified and uncovered the palace-complex at Knossos, the most famous Minoan site. Other palace sites in Crete such as Phaistos have uncovered magnificent stone-built, multi-story palaces containing drainage systems, and the queen had a bath and a flushing toilet. The expertise displayed in the hydraulic engineering was of a very high level. There were no defensive walls to the complexes. By the 16th century BC pottery and other remains on the Greek mainland show that the Minoans had far-reaching contacts on the mainland. In the 16th century a major earthquake caused destruction on Crete and on Thera that was swiftly repaired. By about the 15th century BC a massive volcanic explosion known as the Minoan eruption blew the island of Thera apart, casting more than four times the amount of ejecta as the explosion of Krakatoa and generating a tsunami in the enclosed Aegean that threw pumice up to 250 meters above sea level onto the slopes of Anaphi, 27 km to the east. Any fleet along the north shore of Crete was destroyed and John Chadwick suggests that the majority of Cretan fleets had kept the island secure from the Greek-speaking mainlanders. The sites, save Knossos, were destroyed by fires.Mycenaeans from the mainland took over Knossos, rebuilding some parts to suit them. They were in turn subsumed by a subsequent Dorian migration.
Clay tablets found on Crete indicate a conquest of the island around 1500 BC by invaders from?
Mycenae
What island is found at the south of Greece?
There are quite a few islands to the south of Greece, but you may be thinking of Crete which is the largest.
How did the Egyptians influence culture on Crete?
Much of the Egyptian influence in Crete can be seen in artwork from approximately 4000 to 3000 years ago. Many Cretan statues have strong poses such as those commonly seen in Egyptian artwork. Also, a number of Egyptian cults (such as the cult of Isis) were found in Crete. The Minoan (Cretan) and Ancient Egyptian Civilizations had a high regard for one another and trade numerous items.
