Archaeological/Material Evidence- ANSWER Actual objects from the past
Literary/Textual Evidence- ANSWER Written or evidence we that gives us context of the
past.
BCE- ANSWER Before Common Era
CE or AD- ANSWER Common Era
C.- ANSWER Approximately
Minoans- ANSWER 2000-1400 BC
Mycenaean- ANSWER 1700-1200 BC
Greek Middle/Late Bronze Age- ANSWER 2000-1050 BC
Collapse of Myceanean Civilization - ANSWER 1200-1050 BC
Greek Dark Age - ANSWER 1050-750 BC
Loss in Literacy
End of Monumental building
,No more state-level military/economic organization
less trade
smaller & poorer settlements
Knossos - ANSWER Minoan Palace
Settlement size 10km^2
c. 1700 BC
Lightwells - ANSWER Opening for natural lights
Fresco Paintings - ANSWER Watercolor paintings
Labyrinthine - ANSWER Maze floor plan with central courtyard
Foundations - ANSWER Historic Building of first few stones/levels of a wall, the
foundations of a building.
Restorations - ANSWER They try to restore building parts of the historic sites. Issues
with restorations may not be as accurate because it was not restored as accurate as the
original.
Why do Archaeologists assume what paintings/findings mean? - ANSWER We are unable
to understand their language so we only have material evidence.
Mycenaeans appear in ________ - ANSWER Peloponnese, in two cities of Mycenae and
Pylos
Mycenae - ANSWER Mycenaean Palace (c.1350 BC)
Settlement size 30,000 m^2
Used for celebrations, gatherings, events
Cyclopean - ANSWER When the structures are so big that there was a myth that it was
built by giants/cyclops
, Megaron - ANSWER Central Hall
Masonry - ANSWER Stonework
Purpose of Palace - ANSWER To gather the resources manufactured from the farms out
of town, to regulate resources
Mycenaeans invaded the Minoans - ANSWER Put them to work force
Minoans Art - ANSWER Peaceful/Nature/Harmonious Art
Dorian Invasion - ANSWER (Myth) cause of mycenaean collapse, theory was mythical
people came and wiped Mycenaeans out.
Sea People - ANSWER People came on boats and wiped out Mycenaeans
Arachaic Period - ANSWER (750-480 BC)
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