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Aegean Civilizations > The Minoans
The Minoans
• The Propalatial Period
• The Neopalatial Period
• Architecture
• Painting
• Sculpture
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The Propalatial Period
• The Minoan civilization was named after the mythical King Minos, because the
first excavator, Sir Arthur Evans, mistook the many rooms and corridors of the
administrative "palace" of Knossos to be the labyrinth in which Minos kept the
Minotaur.
• The protopalatial period, 1900-1700 BCE, saw the establishment of administrative
centers on the island of Crete. It was during this time that the identifying features
of Minoan civilization, extensive sea trade and the building of communal civic
centers, are first seen on the island.
• The protopalatial period ended in 1700 BCE when the palaces of the island were
destroyed and life on the island was significantly disrupted. The unknown
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The Neopalatial Period
• During the height of Minoan civilization, the Minoans were the greatest sea
traders on the Mediterranean and facilitated cultural exchanges between Egypt,
Greece, Anatolian, and Near Eastern cultures.
• Very little is known about Minoan culture and society, although evidence from
their material culture suggests a close affinity with nature, marine-life, and
especially the bull.
• Minoan civilization began to fall around 1450, perhaps following an earthquake or
volcanic eruption. The island of Crete was occupied by the Mycenaeans before
the eventual collapse of Minoan civilization.
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Architecture
• The palaces excavated on Crete functioned more as administrative centers with
rooms for civic functions, storage, workshops, shrines around a central,
ceremonial courtyard.
• The palaces had no fortification wall, suggesting a lack of enemies and conflict,
although the natural surroundings provided a high level of protection, and the
multitude of rooms created a continuous, protective façade.
• Minoan columns are uniquely shaped, constructed from wood, and were painted.
They are tapered at the bottom, larger at the top and fitted with a bulbous, pillowlike capital.
Plan of the Palace at Knossos.
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Painting
• The bull-leaping fresco found in the palace of Knossos is one of the seminal
Minoan paintings. It depicts the Minoan culture's fascination with the bull and the
unique event of bull leaping all painted in the distinctive Minoan style.
• The Minoan city of Akrotiri on the island of Thera was destroyed by a volcanic
eruption, which preserved the wall paintings in the town's homes.
• Kamares-ware is pottery made from a fine clay. These vessels are painted with
marine scenes and abstract flowers, shapes, and geometric lines.
• Marine-style vase painting depicts marine life and scenes with organic shapes
that fill the entire surface of the pot, using a technique known as horror vacui.
Bull Leaping Fresco
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Sculpture
• Minoan sculptures are only found in the small scale. They range from single, often
frontal figures to figure groups that include both people and animals. The wide
variety of materials used for these figurines represent the extent of the Minoan
trade network throughout the Mediterranean.
• The Snake Goddess statue from Knossos represents an important female figure
in Minoan culture. Due to her connection with snakes and felines, as well as her
bare breasts, she is perhaps an earth goddess or a Minoan priestess.
• The Bull Leaper bronze demonstrates the Minoan use of bronze in art as well as
highlighting the importance of the bull in Minoan sculpture and artistic style.
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Key terms
• buon fresco a more durable mural painting technique in which alkaline resistant pigments, ground in water, are applied to
plaster when it is still wet, as opposed to fresco-secco when the plaster has been allowed to dry and is re-moistened
• chthonic Dwelling within or under the earth.
• curvilinear Having bends; curved; formed by curved lines.
• faience A low-fired opaque quartz ceramic that creates a glass-like material in bright shades of blue, green, white, and brown.
Originates from Ancient Egypt.
• fresco In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
• horror vacui From the Latin, "fear of empty space," it is a style of painting when the entire surface of a space is filled with
patterns and figures.
• labyrinth A maze, especially underground or covered.
• Linear A A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts,
such as Linear B
• minotaur A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
• pithoi (Singular pithos) A large storage jar for bulk storage of liquids (oil, wine, and water) and grains.
• rhyton A container, having a base in the form of a head, from which fluids are intended to be drunk
• Sir Arthur Evans An early twentieth century British archaeologist. He is most famous for excavating the palace of Knossos on
the island of Crete and discovering the Minoan civilization that flourished in the Mediterranean from 1700 to 1100 BCE.
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Bull's Head Rhyton
A rhyton in the shape of a bull's head.
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Minoan Woman
Bronze. Crete, Greece. Ca. 1600-1500 BCE.
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Kamera Ware Vessel
Kamares ware vessel with abstract floral design. Minoan.
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Landscape with Sparrows
Landscape with Sparrows or Spring Fresco. Akrotiri, Thera, Greece. Ca 1650 BCE.
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Restored Interior Stairwell
Palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece. ca. 1700-1400 BCE.
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Plan of the Palace at Knossos.
Knossos, Crete, Greece. ca. 1700-1400 BCE.
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Bull Leaping Fresco
Bull leaping Fresco. Knossos, Crete, Greece. Ca. 1450-1400 BCE.
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Map of Minoan Crete
Map of Minoan Crete
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Flying Fish
Fragment of a Minoan fresco depicting a flying fish. Phalakopi, Milos, Greece.
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Octopus Vase
Octopus Vase. Palaikastro, Crete, Greece. ca. 1500 BCE.
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Bull Leaper
Bronze. South west Crete, Greece. 1550-1450 BCE.
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Snake Goddess
Palace at Knossos, Knossos, Crete, Greece. Ca. 1600 BCE.
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What was the cataclysmic event that ended the Minoan
propalatial period?
A) the event is unknown
B) an earthquake
C) an invasion
D) a volcanic eruption
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What was the cataclysmic event that ended the Minoan
propalatial period?
A) the event is unknown
B) an earthquake
C) an invasion
D) a volcanic eruption
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Which of the following were important elements of Minoan art
during the Neopalatial Period? (1) marine life, (2) victory in battle,
(3) the natural world, (4) gods and goddesses
A) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
B) (1), (2) and (3)
C) (3) and (4)
D) (1) and (3)
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Which of the following were important elements of Minoan art
during the Neopalatial Period? (1) marine life, (2) victory in battle,
(3) the natural world, (4) gods and goddesses
A) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
B) (1), (2) and (3)
C) (3) and (4)
D) (1) and (3)
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The misnamed "palaces" of Crete were actually _______.
A) tombs
B) churches
C) military baracks
D) administrative centers
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The misnamed "palaces" of Crete were actually _______.
A) tombs
B) churches
C) military baracks
D) administrative centers
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From the Latin, “fear of empty space,” it is a style of painting when
the entire surface of a space is filled with patterns and figures.
A) horror vacui
B) cella
C) black figure painting
D) Daedalic
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From the Latin, “fear of empty space,” it is a style of painting when
the entire surface of a space is filled with patterns and figures.
A) horror vacui
B) cella
C) black figure painting
D) Daedalic
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Which style of Minoan vase painting depicted marine scenes and
animals?
A) Kamares-ware
B) both of these styles
C) Marine-style
D) neither of these styles
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Which style of Minoan vase painting depicted marine scenes and
animals?
A) Kamares-ware
B) both of these styles
C) Marine-style
D) neither of these styles
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Minoan wall paintings utilized what technique?
A) panel painting
B) mosaic
C) none of these answers
D) fresco
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Minoan wall paintings utilized what technique?
A) panel painting
B) mosaic
C) none of these answers
D) fresco
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Which animal was partiularly important to Minoan civilization and
was represented in a famous bronze sculpture?
A) the lion
B) the dolphin
C) the bull
D) the horse
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Which animal was partiularly important to Minoan civilization and
was represented in a famous bronze sculpture?
A) the lion
B) the dolphin
C) the bull
D) the horse
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