The Minoans: A Civilization of Bronze Age Crete

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. Chapters 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 Want to Learn More About the Minoans? Check Out Some of Our Articles: https://www.worldhistory.org/Minoan_C... https://www.worldhistory.org/Minoan_Art/ https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/ Intrigued about the Story of Theseus, the Minotaur and the Labyrinth? Read More About it Here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Minotaur/ The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2v...    / @michaellevymusic   Free Logo Reveal Graphics by Zhoomart https://motionarray.com/browse/produc... https://motionarray.com/final-cut-pro... Transitions by LenoFX https://lenofx.com/products/10-clean-... IMAGES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... Bibi Saint-Pol CC BY-SA 4.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/8458/... Carole Raddato CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/393/d... Mark Cartwright CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_... Wolfgang Sauber Public Domain https://member.ancient.eu/image/10604... Carole Raddato CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Unknown artist Public domain https://member.ancient.eu/image/3255/... Mark Cartwright CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/623/t... Mark Cartwright CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/10209... Carole Raddato CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sa... NASA Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mi... Marsyas GNU Free Documentation License https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pa... Bibi Saint-Pol Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Th... Jastrow Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegean_... NASA Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_... Unknown Author CC BY 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenae... Sharon Molleru CC BY 2.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_... Zde CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_... Bernard Gagnon CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... O H 237 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_... C messier  CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_... vintagedept C BY 2.0 http://travelingclassroom.org/?p=86 TravelingClassroom.org CC BY 4.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/2440/... Mark Cartwright CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys#... Wolfgang Sauber CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_... Mmoyaq CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaisto... Jebulon CC0 https://unsplash.com/photos/FBAIKjVLHag Shawn Appel Public Domain https://unsplash.com/photos/qexZLgMcbPc Yosh Ginsu Public Domain