The Minoans: A Civilization of Bronze Age Crete

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  • The Minoans were a civilization who flourished during the Bronze Age in the Aegean, and originated from the island of Crete. The #Minoans were a strong maritime entity and traded throughout the Aegean, primarily with the early Mycenaeans on mainland Greece, and with Egypt. #Knossos is a well known site which was excavated by Arthur Evans. The frescoes which survived have become iconic, such as the bull leaping fresco and the dolphin fresco.
    Crete is best known in Greek Mythology as the home of King Minos, his wife Pasiphae, their daughters Ariadne and Phaedra and Pasiphae's child, The Minotaur. Daedalus created the labyrinth to hold the Minotaur which was killed by the hero Theseus.
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    0:00 Introduction
    0:30 Who were the Minoans?
    1:40 The Destruction of the Cretan Palaces
    2:46 The Eruption of Thera
    4:15 Religion and Craftsmanship
    5:50 The Minoans in Mythology
    8:10 The Legacy of the Minoans
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ความคิดเห็น • 53

  • @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
    @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Where do you think Linear A originated from? Do you think it will ever be deciphered? Let us know in the comments! We hope you enjoy, and learn!

    • @studyofantiquityandthemidd4449
      @studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As always you have produced a wonderful episode!

    • @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
      @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 Thank you so much!!

    • @StenHubinette
      @StenHubinette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, the earliest forms of written communication are from Egypt and Mesopotamia, so I would suspect there is a link between them at some point.

    • @PeterRevesz
      @PeterRevesz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice video. Linear A has been deciphered, see "Breakthrough decipherment of Minoan Linear A and Cretan Hieroglyphs" th-cam.com/video/PiLyN9T2stY/w-d-xo.html

    • @MultiCappie
      @MultiCappie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PeterRevesz How many scholars have published that they agree that it has been deciphered?

  • @noelrunyan2503
    @noelrunyan2503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just started teaching an Ancient History class for my 14 year-old students and y'all have been a fantastic resource for all of us-- thanks so much for all your work!

  • @voiceactorofdovakiin
    @voiceactorofdovakiin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A tip for AHE: show more media of the content related to the video, don't worry about showing the host to much. I prefer to have the cretan map shown for longer time and having a better picture of what the Minoans were than looking at the, undeniably, beautiful woman.

    • @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
      @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi M N, thankyou for your feedback! We appreciate it and will take it on board in future videos. Thanks for watching!

  • @ritaroberts6173
    @ritaroberts6173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Interesting video Thank you. I have just finished my thesis for the study of Linear B so am familiar with Knossos and other palaces. I hope someday the Linear A scripts will be deciphered as there are many scholars who are attempting to do just that.

  • @rosieposie777
    @rosieposie777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    this was such a fantastic video!! thank you all at ancient history encyclopedia for all of the wonderful resources!

  • @MrReed-rv9fe
    @MrReed-rv9fe ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Research that I have read suggests the origin of the Minoans was Anatolia. Language and writing, like Linear A, is a fascinating topic that can help us understand origins and migration.

  • @pikmin4743
    @pikmin4743 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lovely ancient lyre background

  • @donaldmackerer9032
    @donaldmackerer9032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always wondered about that ever since I visited Knossos in 1968. I wondered if they ever compared Linear B with ancient Greek and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Could it be a mixture of the two? If so maybe that could help decipher linear a.

  • @sorrowmul8498
    @sorrowmul8498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow this Was really interesting! I have never got so detailed input about the minoans. Are there any dimentions of the pieces in the museum?

    • @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
      @WorldHistoryEncyclopedia  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi! We are so glad that you enjoyed the video. In terms of Minoan artefacts, you can find them in most if not all museums in Greece as well as large Museums like the British Museum and The Met (where you can view their collection online). Many of their frescoes can be found at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Hope this helped!

  • @HenryDarkLordOfDeath
    @HenryDarkLordOfDeath ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THX😀

  • @towardstruth2125
    @towardstruth2125 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Minoan's script is somewhat similar to Harrappan script. Both time period are contemporary too. Both had bull figures too.
    In Indian mythology the story of Gokarna resembles Minotaur in physical features but was opposite in character.

  • @donaldmackerer9032
    @donaldmackerer9032 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could the minoan scripts B pictographic ideaograms of syllables representing ideas? Somewhat like ancient Chinese was.

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis8962 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ariadne is mis-spelled in the captions.

  • @bluelithium9808
    @bluelithium9808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pretty good look. 3500 bce is when we recognize them as a distinct civilization not 2000. Also, the last third of the video was a look at Greek mythology with no documented historical fact with the Minoans (labyrinth, King Minos, etc.) The Minoans civilization predated the Greeks by centuries if not a millennium.

  • @theoorval5140
    @theoorval5140 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I beg to differ at the statement at 7:00, claiming that Minos required 14 human sacrifices from Athens AFTER Theseus had killed the Minotaur. This is turning mythology back to front, as the sacrifices were required FOR the Minotaur.

  • @vivekvivekjaiswal5378
    @vivekvivekjaiswal5378 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @voiceactorofdovakiin
    @voiceactorofdovakiin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just conquered these dudes in Troy TW.

  • @2coryman
    @2coryman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Women were also prominent in the Egyptian civilization and Roman too

  • @brainy1943e
    @brainy1943e 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i liked your accent

  • @k1chris1
    @k1chris1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    h

  • @menesesrusscalvinm.5713
    @menesesrusscalvinm.5713 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    yeet

  • @ddpp1420
    @ddpp1420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Minoans = Atlantean

  • @lt.presto
    @lt.presto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    YO are these the people that made Minnesota. I was walking up there one time and some greeks tried to put a bag on my head and next thing I knew I was at the burger king drive through ordering chorrus.

  • @mohammadallie673
    @mohammadallie673 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Arabic

    • @tedmink7568
      @tedmink7568 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It should be somewhat related to the Linear B system and read from left to right.

  • @Dreadboi1990
    @Dreadboi1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why pertray the women pale and the men dark....give some context to this. Either they were dark. Or the idolized dark skin, their ancestors

    • @ozvulcan
      @ozvulcan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The minoans were tan/bronze skinned like the modern people of Crete. The genetic link between Minoans/Mycenaeans and Modern Greeks is clear, they are the same people.

    • @freckleheckler6311
      @freckleheckler6311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfao 😂😂😂😂

    • @AB-yy9cy
      @AB-yy9cy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it's the same as what Egyptians depicted themselves. Men worked under the sun for long periods and they got tanned easier. Women didn't so they maintained their natural complexion.

    • @AB-yy9cy
      @AB-yy9cy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ganjafarma69
      Most of the world traded with China 3000 years ago. Was there mixing with the Chinese too or what?

    • @pontiacpaul1
      @pontiacpaul1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ganjafarma69 whitewashing.my ancestors r from Crete.bet yournot

  • @ZimbaZumba
    @ZimbaZumba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Listened to 30secs and ducked out. Didn't want another lecture on you know what.