CLA 2323 Chapter Minoans and Mycenaeans: Minoans and Mycenaeans

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: davidsacks

Document Summary

Minoans versus mycenaeans : two different bronze age civilizations of the aegean. 194 199 on archaeologist arthur evans and the minoans. 9, 130, and 202 on archaeologist heinrich schliemann and mycenae. Answer: both were accomplished civilizations of the aegean sea region during the bronze age (3000 . 1200 bc), and it"s too bad they have similar names. For our course of study, the mycenaeans were the more important group. Unfortunately, our textbook does not much discuss them. The minoans were based on the large aegean island of crete; the mycenaeans were based on the greek mainland. The minoans were cultural forerunners of the mycenaeans: they strongly influenced the mycenaeans, in supplying a model-civilization to copy. The minoans flourished around 1900 1490 b. c. , having emerged apparently in imitation of the. As said, they were based on crete, with a capital city at knossos [or cnossus], and with colonies and trading-outlets elsewhere in the aegean.