HIST-UA 157 Lecture 7: Minoan Civilization
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The minoans did lots of sea trading. This made them a prosperous civilization: what is the significance of the palace at knossos b. i. The frescoes (watercolor paintings done one wet plaster) tell us about minoan culture and what they valued. Through this trade, they absorbed other cultures: mycenaeans and the trojan war b. i. True story: the mycenaens and trojans had an economy rivalry. The war was over who could control the straits connecting the black sea and mediterranean sea. Mythical story: paris took the promise from aphrodite, which was to get the most beautiful woman in the world. Homer was a blind poet who sang of heroic deeds. The poems are significant because they reveal greek values. The iliad shows that dying a heroic death was valued. The iliad also shows that the gods destine certain things (hector"s death: describe the geography of greece (chapter 5 section 2, mountains and valleys and its significance.
