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=**Assignment 6-3**= Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow **in your notebook**.

The Minoans:** Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
 * __The Origins of the Greeks__

Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
 * The Mycenaeans:**

//1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common? The Minoan and Mycenaean civilization both traded with Egypt and Asia Minor.// //2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different? The Minoan civilization was peace-loving and had was egalitarian while the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energy developing a strong military and had very few artifacts of entertainment left.// //3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae? I think that so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found and Mycenae because they had the same trade routes and got ideas from each other.// //4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced? The Minoans might have influenced Egypt and Asia Minor, in which they traded with.// //5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history? (?)// //6. Using your **textbook pages 256-257**, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.\//