Seafaring Traders CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3 Minoans Trade

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Seafaring Traders CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3

Seafaring Traders CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3

Minoans Trade in The Mediterranean • Minoans-powerful seafaring people • Aegean Seasurrounds island of

Minoans Trade in The Mediterranean • Minoans-powerful seafaring people • Aegean Seasurrounds island of Crete = great sailors • Exported art and culture • Had influence on Greece – Architecture, burial customs, religious rituals

Unearthing Brilliant Civilization • Knossos-Minoan capital city • Peaceful, no fortifications • Advanced and

Unearthing Brilliant Civilization • Knossos-Minoan capital city • Peaceful, no fortifications • Advanced and thriving culture • King Minos-was king who owned a half human half bull Minotaur

Unearthing a Brilliant Civlization • Knossos had painted walls – – Official seals vases

Unearthing a Brilliant Civlization • Knossos had painted walls – – Official seals vases • Athletic people – Boxing – Wrestling – Bull leaping • Women held a high rank

Unearthing a Brilliant civilization Mother goddess rule over all gods Priestess took charge of

Unearthing a Brilliant civilization Mother goddess rule over all gods Priestess took charge of some shrines Sacrificed bulls and animals Carried out human sacrifices

Minoans Culture’s Mysterious End • Ended 1200 BC • 1700 BC earthquake destroys Minoan

Minoans Culture’s Mysterious End • Ended 1200 BC • 1700 BC earthquake destroys Minoan cities • 1470 BC earthquakes rock Crete – – – Tidal waves Rain of ash Fiery volcanic blast • Invaders from Greece take over

Phoenicians Spread Civilization powerful traders along the Mediterranean Mainly now in Lebanon Byblos, Tyre,

Phoenicians Spread Civilization powerful traders along the Mediterranean Mainly now in Lebanon Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon trading centers Write on papyrus Simplified alphabet

Ancient Trade Routes Mediterranean and world trading centers 30 miles apart Land routes Afghanistan

Ancient Trade Routes Mediterranean and world trading centers 30 miles apart Land routes Afghanistan India Persia Gulf of the Red Sea Used monsoon winds to cross Arabian sea

Phoenicia's Greatest Legacy record transactions symbols represented sounds Alphabet comes from two letters alpha

Phoenicia's Greatest Legacy record transactions symbols represented sounds Alphabet comes from two letters alpha and beta Greeks adopted it and changed some of the letters