FAH206H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Minos, Knossos, Minoan Civilization
Document Summary
There are many different cultures and people living in the land of crete. Sir arthur evans found information on knossos and that sparked a competition to id the city of knossos. The culture of the minoans were as much as artefacts as the city itself. As more and more of the city was found, its description given from the story o the labyrinth was given shape and substance. Cretan art and architecture was material evidence of the stories of. Daedalus (the architect) = not just a mythological fantasy. Evans named them after king minos (greek mythology) Some paintings show traces of economic exchange between the two regions. Crete was a refuge for people of many cultures. Crete, cyprus and greece are made up of rough and rocky terrain. Evidence of connections between islands, greece and crete. The cultural and artistic distinctions between minoans and mycenaeans are being blurred.
