Table of contents hide 1 Location of the Minoan civilization. 2 Primitive man demonstrates with his culture an intelligence greater than the animals that are currently more evolved. 2.1 The Minoan civilization and its characteristics. 3 The Minoan religion ancient civilizations. 4 The Minoan civilization was the first to develop the central mast in the vessels. 5 Cultural Activities of the Minoan civilization. 6 How does the Minoan civilization end?
Ancient civilizations are marked with a series of characteristics that the Minoan civilization fully complies with. These ancient civilizations have in common that they developed on the banks of rivers and seas and were taking advantage of these qualities for the supply in agriculture and transport.
Other advantages of the proximity of the sea and rivers are the source of fish as food and the flow of air that constantly changed polluted air. This allows settlements of a considerable number of population and the development of trade, a culture and an exchange with other civilizations. The use of metals is another characteristic and in the case of the Minoan civilization was the use of bronze and copper.
The Minoan civilization developed on the island of Crete, being one of the most important cultures of the Aegean Sea. The island of Crete is located south / east of Greece. Its time is between 2600 BC. and is considered completed around 1400 BC.
Primitive man demonstrates with his culture an intelligence greater than the animals that are currently more evolved.
TheMinoancivilizationand itscharacteristics.
The Minoan culture is listed as the first civilization in Europe of the Copper age, its name comes from its discoverer the British Arthur Evans, which related the Palace of Knossos the most important of Crete with the palace of King Minos the legend of the minotaur. Cretan or Minoan culture stood out in the commercial area due to navigation, where they were very active arriving in Egypt sailing through the Nile Delta.
Hieroglyphs have been found where they identify the Minoans as Kafti, which means men from the islands. This trade allowed a cultural exchange and development in all activities. The architecture of their cities. Knossos, Festos, Mallia and Hagia-Triada were the most important, the first two standing out for their palaces and large houses, these cities on the seashore were not walled .
In the ruins of the palace of Knossos were found samples of an advanced decoration in drawings and frescoes. These cities were true economic centers with paved streets. It was a matriarchal civilization where the importance of women in all their activities is highlighted.
Relief of the Palace of Crete
The Minoan religion -ancientcivilizations.
The Minoan religion like most ancient civilizations was a polytheist worshiped many gods. They made offerings to their gods with dances and animal sacrifices. They offered their gods to achieve economic prosperity, to ask for favors and keep them happy. These prayers and offerings were carried out in caverns or in open places, their most important ceremonies were the games with bulls that consisted of jumping over the bull avoiding the onslaught.
This dangerous game was played by men and women. These games are represented in friezes and vessels, which are believed to be public and in honor of the god Minos, some gods of the Minoan civilization were adopted by the Greeks, including the goddess Venus, Apollo, Poseidon and others They are less known.
Economic activities of the Minoan civilization.
The activities of the field were not his priority although they were dedicated to livestock and produced high quality oils and wines . They made wool cloths that they traded with their customers. Its great activity was navigation, trade with Egypt, Cyprus, Syria and other Mediterranean sea towns were its commercial area exporting ceramic objects, wines and others.
The Minoan civilization was the first to develop the central mast in the boats.
The Minoan civilization King Minos Palace
Minoan civilization location
Cultural Activities of the Minoan civilization.
Like other ancient civilizations, a special cult of women can be observed, which is represented in many activities such as planting, in the family, in dances and dances, highlighting in the pots and frescoes the multicolored dresses and in the goldsmiths performed work on jewelry and ornaments for the aesthetics of bodies such as rings, bracelets and dresses. Figures of women with exposed and decorated breasts have been found.
The sporting activity was also important for the Minoans, who practiced racing, fighting, jumping and strength and acrobatic competitions.
How does the Minoan civilization end?
The end of the Minoan or Cretan civilization points to several factors that influenced the area. The main cause is the invasion of the Achaeans, who took the artisan masters to the Peloponnesian peninsula and this, together with the explosion of a volcano, causes a tsunami that destroys most of the Minoan fleet and severely affects their agriculture, this causes one of the most flourishing ancient civilizations to fade over time.
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