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November 30

November 30. World History. Instant Activity. Today’s Agenda. Notes: Minoans Reading: Myceneans Notes: Myceneans Homework: Minoans Worksheet. Minoans. Lived on the island of Crete from about 3000 BC – 1450 BC Named after king Minos, their first king First civilization in Europe.

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November 30

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  1. November 30 World History

  2. Instant Activity

  3. Today’s Agenda • Notes: Minoans • Reading: Myceneans • Notes: Myceneans • Homework: Minoans Worksheet

  4. Minoans • Lived on the island of Crete from about 3000 BC – 1450 BC • Named after king Minos, their first king • First civilization in Europe

  5. Minoan Jobs • Farmers • Traders • Carpenters • Metal-workers • Artisans

  6. Minoan Fashion Men Women Skirts Jackets Belts • Skirts • Robes

  7. Minoan Sports • Boxing • Bull-jumping

  8. Minoan Cities • Palaces at the center of the city • No walls around their cities because they were protected by the sea • Knossos was the largest and most famous city • Houses had bathrooms and plumbing

  9. Minoan Culture • Frescoes • Labyrinth • Mother Earth

  10. Minoan Decline • Earthquake? • Volcano? • Mycenean invaders? • Theseus and the Minotaur?

  11. Mycenaeans • Lived on the Greek mainland from 2000 BC – 1100 BC • Had migrated to Greece from Russia

  12. Mycenaean Cities • Fortress-palaces built on hilltops • Stone walls around the city • Hearth (fireplace) was the center of each home • Land was divided into estates and worked by tenants

  13. Mycenaean Jobs • Hunters • Traders • Ship-builders • Sailors and navigators • Pirates

  14. Mycenaean Wars • Trojan War • Attacked Troy in order to continue trade in the Black Sea • Legend tells a different story

  15. Mycenaean Myths • The Illiad • The Odyssey

  16. Mycenaean Decline • Conquered by Dorians around 1100 BC • Entered into Dark Age when they forgot how to write and lost many other skills • They began wandering and killing each other • Became herders and farmers

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