CLASSIC 17A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Minoan Chronology, Minos, Minoan Civilization
Document Summary
Prepalatial: beginning of large palaces, centralized wealth and administration (3100 - Neopalatial: rebuilding of destroyed palaces (1725 - 1380) ***1625: eruption of thera only knossos is rebuilt. Postpalatial: after the destruction of palaces (1380 - 1000) Palaces: administrative, ceremonial, manufacturing, and storage centers. Gold and ivory evidence for more extensive trade contacts. Textiles were elaborate from imported materials. Myrtos: em palace sites with about 50 residents, maze-like plan. Snake goddess (mm iii - lm i; knossos) Rhyton: conical shaped drinking cup with a hole at the bottom; sometimes the shape of an animal head. Pilgrim"s flask: small vessel w/ a round body and narrow neck w/ two loops/handles. Ossuary: open chamber/room where people/bones are placed; bone deposit. Long causeway (dromos) leading to the entrance (stomion) Vessel with high shoulders and a pointed bottom. Theatral area: place for rituals, entertainment, and processions. Crowd of people around a tripartite shrine. May have been painted on the floor.
