MINOANS, MYCENAEANS,

PHOENICIANS, & PERSIANS!

MINOANS2000BC-1000 BC Located in the

Aegean Sea on what is now Crete

Capitol city was Knossos- What happened in the 19th century to Knossos that gives us more info?

King Minos- Minoans were named after

him- Minotaur

Women's Role- What was their role in

society?

Trade- What are some things that they traded?

Culture- Describe some aspects of

their culture

MYCENAEANS1600-1100 BC City: Mycenae Located on Mainland

Greece Controlled by

Minoans, until around 1400 BC

Iliad and Odyssey were written by Homer about this time period (Troy)

Conquered by the Dorian's around 1100BC

PHOENICIANS1100 BC

A number of wealthy city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea- How far apart were they, and why?

Best known as shipbuilders- How far do they believe they may

have traveled?

Trade- What are some things they traded?

Greatest influence- What was their greatest influence?

PERSIANS600BC-400BC

BRIEF HISTORY 612BC Medes/

Chaldeans controlled the Fertile Crescent

Gradually the Persians emerge, and rule along with the Medes

550 BC Cyrus begins conquering neighboring empires expanding Persia over 2000 miles

PERSIANS 550 BC- 539 BC

Cyrus captured all of the Fertile Crescent and most of Anatolia

539BC Babylon opened their gates and allowed Cyrus to enter peacefully.

538 BC Cyrus allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem

What were his rules of engagement in terms of treating the conquered peoples?

Why do you think Cyrus was allowed to enter the gates of Babylon?

How did Cyrus treat the Babylonian God Marduk, and why?

How did the decision of Cyrus to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem effect religion today?

PERSIANS 530 BC Cambyses (son) takes over

Bad Leader, revolts break out 522-521 Darius (Ten Thousand

Immortal) seizes throne – squashes revolts, and expands empire to 2500 milesDivides empire into 20 provinces

Each province has it’s own nationalitySatraps- Governors of each province Inspectors (“Eyes and Ears”) watch SatrapsRoyal Road- stretches across Persian Empire