The Collapse Of The Minoan

The Minoans and Mycenaeans were both from the Greek era. They differentiated quite a bit between each other. While the Minoans were peaceful people, the Mycenaeans were brutal and warlike. These two civilizations help the people of today learn about ancient culture. Although the two places were varied much from one another, the cultures wrote the most understandable historical evidence about themselves. This paper will tell how these close regions compared and contrasted.

Eric H. Cline’s main theory is that the “sea peoples” weren’t the only thing that made these civilizations come to an end. Before the book came out, many historians believed that the early civilizations collapsed due to the invasion of the”sea peoples”, but Cline was willing to prove them wrong. He states in his book that,”[...] the Sea peoples may well have been responsible for some of the destruction that occurred at the end of the late Bronze Age, but it is much more likely that a concatenation of events, both human and natural -including climate change and drought,[...] earthquake storms, internal rebellions and ‘system collapse’ -coalesced to create ‘perfect storm’ that brought this age to an end,”(Eric H.Cline,

(Bright, Hilda, and Helen Pocock.) The Minoans were the first advanced society in Europe 's history. The Minoans were found throughout mainland Greece and throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the island of Crete. Around the year 6500 the Cretans were documented in hunting, fishing, and engaged in pagan worship. In the year 3000 B.C. and the years following, immigrants from Northern Africa came to Crete. They were skilled in Bronze making. This would soon lead to the Bronze Age and the Greek empire would grow and become more powerful. In the years after 2000 B.C. is when most of the palaces and the other artifacts that are still visible today were made. (Kyriakopoulos, Victoria. pg. 23-24)

The Minoan civilization was named after King Minos and was influenced by the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. They were most likely destroyed later on by the Mycenaean civilization.

The Minoans were a civilization who flourished from 3000 BCE until 1100 BCE on the island of Crete, were greatly influenced by the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Syrians and the Anatolians (Britannica Encyclopedia). This civilization made major contributions to Western European development in the areas of language, architecture and art. It was the famous archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans who made the astounding discoveries at Knossos in the early 1900’s that introduced to the world the fascinating and wonderful sophistication of these early Greeks (Britannica Encyclopedia). The history of the island has been molded by its proximity to the Aegean Sea. Its geographical location gave it control over the sea and the lucrative trade routes. The Minoans traded with Egypt, the Levant, the Aegean, and beyond to Italy, and Sicily.

Through the contextual methods of milieu, programme, and power, the Minoan palace, and more specifically its courtyard where able to become the most notable aspects of the long lived culture, and with the opposing view that Gram exposes us to we may be able to better understand the underlying culture of the minoans and spark a new interest in the ancient

The ancient Palace of Knossos, located on the Greek island of Crete, was initially established in 1900 BCE. Not until 1900 CE, however, was this marvellous archaeological gem unearthed by a team of determined archaeologists, including the leader of the excavation, Sir Arthur Evans. The contents that were located by Evans have allowed multiple conclusions to be formulated. These conclusions define the society in which the Minoans engaged themselves. It can be stated that the society within the city of Knossos was a thought-provoking, sophisticated and upper-class community that immersed themselves in their culture. The bull frescoes, intricate plumbing, social structuring, trade and religion exemplify the diversity within the Minoan society.

Minoan culture is steeped in mystery, and scholarly theories swirl around the limited, archeology-based knowledge we have of these ancient Cretans. The ancient world is a slick and slippery place for historians due to the lack of records, and we must ultimately admit that we do not and cannot know the truth of those worlds. We

Scholars think this civilization and its collapse inspired Plato's description of Atlantis." ( Page 1 Paragraph 3) worldbook.online. This quote states that Plato's idea for Atlantis originated from the collapse of the Minoans. The Minoans were a strong civilization that collapsed to a volcano in 1470 B.C. on the island of Thira. Both Atlantis and the Minoans were a

Long before the Classical Greece era, the forefather of western culture, early obscure culture’s inhabited Greece and its surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea, created remarkable works of art that would later influence Athenian Greek artists. The Harvester Vase, a fascinating stone sculpture was a product. Discovered in the Hagia Triada on the island of Crete. It was created around 1550 to 1500 BC, the vase is unique that it’s one of the few well preserved artifacts of the Minoans in their geographical area. I am trying to prove Minoan pottery share similarities with other cultures like the later classical Greece, the later Mycenaean’s civilization and the lands of the Middle East and North Africa.

The Cretan Minoan Phaistos disk found in 1700 BC is a great mystery to historians all around the world due to its evidence of advanced technology in that certain time period. Many inventions were not made for the need of them, but for the curiosity and as a hobby. Inventors produced their inventions through trial and error and with discoveries made by prototypes created by their predecessors. Diamond states that technology occurs cumulatively and is made to satisfy curiosity, therefore its uses are developed after it is manufactured. For an invention to flourish there are four factors it needs. The invention should be an economic advantage, have social significance, compatible with the interest of the people, and the user should be able to

Minoans The Bronze age was one of the most significant periods in the history of the ancient Greeks, lasting for estimated 3000 years the bronze age was a period which saw many different advances in economy and technology such advancements include the introduction of the metal bronze which was used on a daily bases from knives , armour, helmets, decorations, jewellery and more it was one of the most important materials in specific time in history leading Greece to be one of the most important countries in the Mediterranean. To identify the people of that time historians have linked it to two significant civilizations of that time; Mycenaean and the Minoans, these two civilisations coincided throughout Greece. The Minoans were known to occupy

Have you ever wondered if the city of Atlantis was real? This myth has caught millions of people's attention and left people have been contemplating about this Myth if it was real or not for many of years. Plato wrote a philosophical story with an ancient civilization called Atlantis. One day the ancient civilization disappeared from the atlantic ocean. People believe Atlantis was destroyed or covered by water from a tsunami. This essay will cover the origins of Atlantis and how it disappeared.

The fact that the Mycenaean civilisation was such a strong and powerful civilisation really shows that anything can happen. Life is so unpredictable and especially in the cases of natural disasters it is ruthless. Natural disasters cannot be avoided, they are inevitable. The danger of natural disasters is forever present, they are powerful and overwhelming. History shows a very strong cycle, civilisations rise and fall. They do not stay forever. For a civilisation to be very stable and last longer than the rest, their needs to be strict rules, guidelines and consequences for people who do not follows these rules. To stop war crimes and invasion of other cities their needs to be rules. A stable government is very important, leaders need to be strong willed and committed. Civilisations without these things would be very fragile, they would crumble within

The collapse of the Mycenaean civilization collapsed after the major Mycenaean regional Centre’s fell out of use after suffering a combination of destruction and abandonment which lead to the loss of literacy that started the dark ages.