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Seafaring Traders. Chapter 3 Section 2. Key Terms. Minoans Aegean Sea Knossos King Minos Phoenicians. Minoans Trade in The Mediterrean. Minoans-powerful seafaring people Aegean Sea-surrounds island of Crete Exported art and culture Had influence on Greece - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CHAPTER 3 SECTION 2

Seafaring Traders

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Key Terms

MinoansAegean SeaKnossosKing MinosPhoenicians

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Minoans Trade in The Mediterrean

• Minoans-powerful seafaring people

• Aegean Sea-surrounds island of Crete

• Exported art and culture

• Had influence on Greece– Architecture, burial

customs, religious rituals

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Unearthing Brilliant Civilization

• Knossos-Minoan capital city

• Peaceful, no fortifications

• Advanced and thriving culture

• King Minos-was king who owned a half human half bull Minotaur

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Unearthing a Brilliant Civlization

• Knossos had painted walls– Official seals– vases

• Athletic people– Boxing – Wrestling– Bull leaping

• Women held a high rank

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Unearthing a Brilliant civilization

Mother goddess rule over all gods

Sacrificed bulls and animals

Carried out human sacrifices

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Minoans Culture’s Mysterious End

• Ended 1200 BC• 1700 BC earthquake

destroys Minoan cities

• 1470 BC earthquakes rock Crete– Tidal waves– Rain of ash– Fiery volcanic blast

• Invaders from Greece take over

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Phoenicians Spread Civilization

Phoenicians- powerful traders along the Mediterranean

Mainly now in Lebanon

Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon trading centers

Write on papyrusSimplified alphabet

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Ancient Trade Routes

Mediterranean and world trading centers

Land routes Afghanistan India Perisa Gulf of the Red Sea Used monsoon winds

to cross Arabian sea

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Ancient Trade Routes

India traders used monsoon winds to southeast Asia, and Indonesia

Trade routes ensured exchange of products and information Religion Art, ways of living Cultural diffusion