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ANCIENT AEGEAN

CIVILIZATIONS

Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Early Greeks

Palace Complex at Knossos, Crete (c. 2,000 –

1,375 BC)

Palace of Knossos, Crete, East Wing, Ca. 1750 - 1650 BCE

Palace of Knossos, Crete, West Wing, Ca. 1750 - 1650 BCE

Minoan painting conventions

1. elegant drawings
2. bright colors
3. profile or full-faced views
4. patterns from natural forms, lots of plants and sea life
5. human body in motion
6. woman lighter skinned than males

Young Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers, Thera, Greece, c. 1,700 – 1,450 BC

Snake Goddess, 1600-1580 BCE

• 1628 BCE - Volcanic eruptions

ravaged the island of

Thera (modern day Santorini) causing the volcanic core of the island to collapse

 1900-1100 BCE

 Aggressive, war-minded society, their society

was primarily based on warfare; their leaders were essentially war-chiefs

 We know next to nothing of these people, their religion, their cultural memory, their language, or their everyday experience.

Aerial view of the ruins of, Mycenae, Ca. 1600- 1200 BCE