The Minoan Civilization- Jenna Bailey
by Jenna Bailey
1. Religion
1.1. Polytheistic
1.1.1. Worship
1.1.2. Goddesses
1.1.2.1. Snake Goddess
1.1.2.2. Huntress
1.1.2.3. Head goddess
1.2. Ceremony
1.2.1. usually preformed by women priests or sometimes by officials of the state
1.3. Sacrifice
1.3.1. idols
1.3.2. animals
1.3.3. humans
1.4. Prayer
1.4.1. promote the growth of orchards and the fields
1.4.2. rid of demons
2. Art
2.1. Poetry
2.2. Sculptures
2.3. Paintings
2.4. Palaces
2.5. Metal work
2.6. Jewelry
2.6.1. wealth
2.6.2. poor
2.7. Clothing
3. Technology
3.1. Farmers
3.1.1. wooden plows
3.2. Artisans
3.2.1. inlay bronze with gold
4. Architecture
4.1. advanced
4.2. roads connect houses to the courtyard
4.3. Buildings had several uses
5. Writing
5.1. Linear A
5.1.1. complex symbols represented syllables of words
5.1.2. resemble Egyptian hieroglyphics
5.1.3. not been translated
5.2. Linear B
5.2.1. adaption of Linear A by the Mycenaeans
6. Economics
6.1. Universal trade
6.2. exports
6.3. imports
7. Government
7.1. bureaucracy
7.1.1. oriented around trade
7.1.2. little or no evidence of a military state
7.2. taxing
7.2.1. the king took part of the annual grain harvest, and stored it at the palace
8. Military
8.1. little or no evidence of a military state
9. Geography
9.1. located on the island of Crete in the center of the Mediterranean Sea
9.2. fertile soil and forests of timber
9.3. climate
9.3.1. short mild winters
9.3.2. warm, dry summers