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Notes on earlyGreek civilizations

TITLE CORNELL NOTES-BRONZE AGE; THE MINOANS

Have out greek map andwork on it for ten min utes

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TITLE CORNELL NOTES BRONZEAGE- THE MINOANSobjective Learn who the first greeks

were and what their legacyis.

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NOTES on bronze ageWHO WERETHEMINOANS?

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Who were theMinoans?

Known as cretansFarmers and traders

Grew wheat, barley,grapes , olives

Cash crops traded-olives and grapes,and tin

Ship buildersEarned living from seaFirst seafaring

civilization

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WHATWERE THEPEOPLELIKE?

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What were thepeople like?

Small, athletic, likedjewelry,

Women worked at

home, also huntedMen farmed, fished,

hunted, lovedsporting events,

Bull leaping favoritesport

Boxing also favorite

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WHAT WERE THEIR CITIES LIKE?

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What were theircities like?

Palace at center of cityLargest city - KnossosLargest palace called

house of the doubleaxe. 1500 rooms- meanslabyrinth

Very advanced indoorplumbing

No walls around citiesSea and navy protectedthem

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Bellwork make cornell termstitled minoans:bronze age1. Minos2. Cretan3. Ariadne

4. Aegeus5. Theseus

1.2.

6. Labyrinth7. Crete8. Knossos

9. Legacy10. Tribute

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WHAT KIND OF RELIGION DIDTHEY HAVE?

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What wastheirreligion?

Run by Priest kingsMade lawsRepresented gods on earthTalked to gods on mt. Jukas

PolytheisticMain god was Mother Earth

Certain things sacredLily sacred flowerDouble axe- power of

Mother earth and kingDove- sacred bird

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MINOANS?

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Whathappenedto

Minoans?

Not certainFall came from story of

Theseus and Minotaur.

Same say earthquake,volcanic eruption andtsunami.

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agendaListened to the story of Theseus and minotaur

and finished notes on the Minoans.

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Bellwork 10-28-09TURN THESE QUESTIONS INTO STATEMENTS

skip lines.Title sheet of paper The Minoans1. The Minoans lived during what age?2. Where did the Minoans live and what

were they known as?3. What were the Minoans the first to do?4. What surplus made the Minoans rich?

(metal)5. What were the two sports they enjoyed?6. What story led archaeologists to find the

civilization of the Minoans?

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GEOGRAPHY TERMS

GEOGRAPHY NOTESGREEK MAPMAP RULESCOVER SHEETGREEKS WORKSHEET

GREEK GREEK

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

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NOTEBOOK ORDER

BRONZE AGE NOTESBRONZE AGE TERMSTHESEUS CROSSWORD PUZZLEBRONZE AGE QUESTIONS.

THE BRONZE AGE

MINOANS

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HEROIC AGEHEROIC AGE

MYCENEANSMYCENEANS

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Bronze age termsGREEK HERO OF ATHENS DEFEATED THE

MINOTAURA MAZE LIKE THE ONE IN CRETE- also meaning

of house of the double axe1ST SEAFARING CIVILIZATIONKING OF CRETE FATHER OF MINOTAURFATHER OF THESEUS- AEGEAN SEA NAMED

AFTER HIM

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More termsWhat the Minoans were known asLargest city in crete- home of minotaurDaughter of Minos who helped Theseus kill the

minotaurA payment of some sort from a conquerednation to the conquering nation. Usuallymoney

Something handed down from the past.

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OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE- COMPARETHE MINOANS TO THEMYCENAEANS

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New notes- heroic age; themycenaeans

Who were the Mycenaeans?

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AGENDAORGANIZED NOTEBOOKDID MINOAN QUESTIONSDEFINED BRONZE AGE TERMS

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Notes on Heroic AgeWho were the

Myceneans?1. Came from grasslands

north of black sea-russian.

2. Warriors built fortresspalaces with wallsaround them.

3. Enslaved people to workthe land.

4. Hunters rather thanfarmers.

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How did the Minoans affect the Mycenaeans?

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How did theMinoansinfluencetheMyceneans?

1. Myceneans copied gold andbronze work.

2. Were taught how to build

ships and navigate.3. Started to grow olives andbegan trading.

4. Outfitted pirate fleets andraided lands rather thantrade.

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WHAT CAUSED THE DARK AGES?

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What causedthe DarkAges?

1. after trojan war civilwars broke out.

2. Civil wars destroyed

fortress palaces.3. Dorians invadedgreece.