The ancient civilisations of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans both participated in creating monumental architecture‚ most of which are now referred to as Minoan and Mycenaean palaces. There are many comparisons to be made when discussing these two cultures and their palaces. This essay will begin with an examination of the unique features of the Minoan palaces‚ followed by a discussion regarding their possible functions as communal gathering centres and a brief look at the potential meaning of the
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Ancient Cultures Ancient Europe—Part I Greece—Chapter 4; some on Powerpoint Lecture Bronze Age Civilizations of the Aegean (ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E.) 77-79 1. Greek city-states first emerged on islands and peninsulas a. in the Aegean Sea. b. along the coast of Asia Minor. c. in southern Italy and Sicily. d. All of these areas. 2. One link between early Bronze Age cultures and later Greek cultures is the a. profound respect for goddesses. b. continuity of written records. c. influence of volcanic
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using the water of River Lethe (a drop can put you into a cleansing state…memory loss). However‚ not all attempts to get past Cerberus were a subconscious presence‚ Hercules’s final labor was to capture Cerberus and bring him back to the city of Mycenae‚ Hercules accomplished this by playing with the dog‚ as Hades never had‚ gaining Cerberus’s playful trust. When he returned with Cerberus to the palace of Eurystheus‚ he was so afraid of Cerberus that he jumped into a large jar to hide. Throughout
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so-called Room of the Chariot Tablets from Knossos and have been dated to c.1450-1350 BCE” (Violatti‚ 2015) This makes Linear B one of the oldest writing scripts that has been discovered in the world. Linear B was believed to have been used in Knossos‚ Mycenae‚ Pylos‚ Thebes‚ and Tiryns – the major palace sites of Greece. This was due to the use documenting economic transactions of the palace administration. (Violatti‚ 2015) it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it it
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east of the Greek mainland. By 2800 B.C‚ a Bronze Age civilization that used metals‚ especially bronze‚ in making weapons had been established on the large island of Crete‚ southeast of Greek mainland. The First Greek State was the Mycenae. Mycenaean comes from Mycenae a fortified site in Greece that was first discovered by German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization Greece entered a difficult period in which the population declined and food production dropped
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Perseus defeated Medusa the gorgon‚ saved his love from a sea monster‚ ruled the land of Tirynth and founded the city Mycenae. He encountered many difficult trials but he valiantly reigned victorious in all. Perseus proves that even the most formidable of challenges can be conquered. These were only some of the incredible feats that Perseus accomplished in his lifetime.
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fulfillment‚ his acquisition of Briseis leading to the rage of Achilleus. In the state of liminality‚ Agamemnon is given the choice of returning Chryseis back to the priest of Apollo‚ Chryses‚ who offered a ransom for his kidnapped daughter. The king of Mycenae is aware of the choices he makes: in one way if he returns Chryseis to her father he will be looked down as a coward who lost empowerment of beauty and in the other hand if he does so‚ he would become a good leader by not endangering the lives of
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The five tasks which Heracles had to do are as follows‚ the first one was to slay the Nemean Lion and bring back its skin.The second one was to Slay the Lernaean Hydra.The third one was to Capture the Ceryneian Hind.The fourth one was to Capture the Erymanthian Boar and the last but not least was to Clean the Augean stables in one day. He accomplishes first task of blocking one of the doorways of Lions cave and approached the beast through the other‚he than grasped him with his mighty arms and choked
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One day‚ soon after man received fire‚ there was a large forest fire in Crete that the gods were not pleased with‚ they went to Hephaestus‚ god of fire‚ for an explanation. Hephaestus claimed he didn’t know who started it‚ as it wasn’t his doing. He then blamed the humans and their ignorance to this newly found tool. Zeus didn’t care‚ he said that if there were another disruption in the world due to fire he would be severely punished. Hephaestus was mad‚ he had already been thrown off Olympus for
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book‚ it seems as though Achilles is much more worthiness than Agamemnon. Achilles is not as dishonorable as Agamemnon‚ nor is he as greedy‚ and he is also more useful for the Greeks rather than Agamemnon is. Although Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae‚ he is a king with great disgrace. A first example would be when Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ by not returning Chryseis to him. Because of this‚ Apollo started the plague on the Achaians. Many of them died only because of Agamemnon’s morally unacceptable
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