Table of Contents
- 1 What is the name for the type of economy of the Minoan culture?
- 2 What role did palaces have in Aegean society?
- 3 What was the function of a Minoan palace?
- 4 What was the palace called during Minoan times?
- 5 What is a Minoan palace?
- 6 How many rooms does the Minoan palace have?
- 7 What is the historical significance of the palace at Knossos?
What is the name for the type of economy of the Minoan culture?
The traditional view is that the Minoans were one of the first civilizations to develop a palace economy in which royal administrative centers were used to gather up and then redistribute all the products and services needed in Crete.
What role did palaces have in Aegean society?
However, each of the palaces were structured the same way and appeared to have a variety of uses, such as to store food and serve as the center of government. However, their main use appears to have been administrative.
Who dominated Greece after Minoans?
The Mycenaean civilization flourished in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1700-1100 BCE), peaking from the 15th to the 13th century BCE. The Mycenaeans extended their influence throughout the Peloponnese in Greece and across the Aegean from Crete to the Cycladic islands.
What was the function of a Minoan palace?
Centered on the Greek island of Crete, they used their access to the sea to establish trade routes in the Mediterranean. Trading success meant wealth, and with it, the development of trading centers and towns.
What was the palace called during Minoan times?
Knossos
History | |
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Builder | Unknown; Daedalus according to Greek mythology |
Founded | First settlement about 7000 BC. First palace dates to 1900 BC. |
Abandoned | Some time in Late Minoan IIIC, 1380–1100 BC |
Periods | Neolithic to Late Bronze Age. First palace built in the Middle Minoan IA period. |
What are the 3 cultures of the Aegean?
Aegean civilization is a general term for the Bronze Age civilizations of Greece around the Aegean Sea. There are three distinct but communicating and interacting geographic regions covered by this term: Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland.
What is a Minoan palace?
The palaces are multi-storeyed with large staircases, lightwells and water and drainage systems. Several rooms contain frescoes providing us with information on Minoan life. The palace entrances were particularly elaborate.
How many rooms does the Minoan palace have?
sixteen rooms
The palace stores occupied sixteen rooms, the main feature in these being the pithoi that were large storage jars up to five feet tall. They were mainly used for storage of oil, wool, wine, and grain.
Why is the palace of Knossos important?
The palace of Knossos was the center of administration of the entire island during Minoan times, and its position as such allowed for unprecedented growth and prosperity as witnessed by the plethora of storage magazines, workshops, and wall paintings.
What is the historical significance of the palace at Knossos?
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