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Minoan Civilization
The Minoan Civilization developed in the Bronze Age on the island of Crete and thrived on trade from Aegean population centers, Egypt, the Levant, Cyprus, and Anatolia from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It is most famous for the Palace at Knossos where its kings lived.
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In Greek Mythology Who was the wife of Minos that fell in love with a bull?
Her name was Queen Pasiphae
What jobs did the minoans have?
The Minoans were primarily traders, but they also excelled in arts and architecture. They did not have any especially distinguishing jobs, but had a government system and job specializations similar to the Indus river peoples.
Mother Earth is the Minoans main god(no prove for it -.-)u got it right good job
Minotaur: A creature with the head and tail of a bull on the body of a man. It was locked into a giant labyrinth by King Minos of Crete. Every year for nine years, seven youths and maidens were locked into the labyrinth as well, for the beast to feed on. Until, the hero Theseus, after volunteering as one of the victims, killed the sleeping Minotaur by beating it to death.
The Minoan culture used what kind of writing system?
Linear A script is a kind of writing system, that Minoan culture used.
What were the Minoans characteristics?
Mycenae is a city on top of a hill surrounded by a fortified castle [Acropolis]. Attached here below you can see how it is currently the city.
How do you pronounce Ariadne from the myth Theseus and the minotaur?
It starts with a short 'a' sound... A-ree-add-nee
How did Theseus find his way out of the labyrinth after killing the Minotaur?
Theseus used a ball of thread/string to find his way out. This was given to him by the princess Ariadne.
Which bestdescribes a difference between the Minoan and Mycenaean societies?
Minoans were better artists
Mycenaeans had a stronger military.
One major difference was that the Minoan civ was very peaceful.It achieve his power through trade. The mycenean civ was more aggressive becoming the most powerful civ of his time through war (and of course trade).
What was the purpose of the Minoan bull leaping statue?
Sir Athur Evans discovered it in Minoan ruins
What is Minoans social structure?
It is difficult to known precise details about the government ruling over the ancient Mycenaean civilization as records from that period are fractured. It seems that city-states in the area were ruled by a king with other land-owners forming his court.
What ideas did the mycenaeans borrow from the Minoans?
The Mycenaeans learned how to use the sun and stars to find their way to the sea.So they learned navigation by the sun and stars.
The Minotaur (there was only one) had no real allies. Even though he was kept by Minos, the king knew that the Minotaur was as likely to eat him as to look at him.
What civilization was influenced by the Minoans and traded goods?
With Egypt and Phoenicia, and with the various peoples of Asia Minor and the Black Sea.
Egypt-irrigation
Archaeologists believe that a huge volcanic eruption on the island of Thera, possibly with an accompanying earthquake and tsunami, caused devastation in Crete. This could have reduced the prosperity of the Minoans, as well as weakening their ability to defend themselves, as they were either invaded or otherwise taken under the influence of Mycenaeans from Greece in the late 15th century BC.
