MinoansMinoans

Minoans:Minoans:

Where did the Where did the Minoans live?Minoans live?

The Island of Crete The Island of Crete in the in the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

Cities and Palaces:Cities and Palaces:

What was the What was the Minoan Minoan capital?capital?

KnossosKnossos

Minoans:Minoans:

Why did the Why did the Minoans change Minoans change the way they the way they built their ships?built their ships?

Because they Because they were threatened were threatened by pirates.by pirates.

The People:The People:

What did the What did the Minoans look Minoans look like? like? ((PhysicallyPhysically) )

They were short They were short stocky people stocky people with bronzed skin with bronzed skin and long dark and long dark hair.hair.

The People:The People:

What were the sports the What were the sports the Minoans played?Minoans played?

BoxingBoxing Bull Leaping: A form of Bull Leaping: A form of

bullfighting where young bullfighting where young men and women did men and women did somersaults onto the somersaults onto the bull’s back. bull’s back.

Cities and Palaces:Cities and Palaces:

Why didn’t the Why didn’t the Minoans build walls Minoans build walls around their city?around their city?

They believed it They believed it was unnecessary, was unnecessary, they depended on they depended on the sea on their the sea on their Navy to protect Navy to protect them.them.

Cities and Palaces:Cities and Palaces:

What is a What is a labyrinth?labyrinth?

A network of A network of paths…paths…(Maze) (Maze)