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Name some different rooms from Knossos |
Chapel, bathroom, throne room, |
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Explain how the Minoans were a sophisticated society |
they were concerned with hygiene |
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Give evidence for this |
They had a bathroom, flushing toilets and running water |
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Explain what the frescoes were |
painting on (freshly laid or wet lime) plaster |
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Give a few reasons why they had frescoes |
decoration, expression of identity and religious expression |
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in the frescoes, men and women looked different. name three ways they were different each |
men= black/tan, loin clothes, wasp waisted women= white/pale, bandeau, jewellery |
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what word does the word labyrinth come from and what does this word mean? |
labrys; double axe |
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how does labrys come to mean maze? |
the symbol of the labrys, or doubvle axe, was found all over the large and complicated palace. it could've been a way to navigate through the palace. as the palace was so complex and needed these for navigation, we call it a labrys. |
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how do we know the palace was a rich place? |
because of the throne room, taxes and storage spaces (this wouldn't be needed if youre poor) |
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what word means an earthen-ware pot? |
pythos |
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how is this linked to the wealth of the palace? |
because of the quantities of the product that would have been stored in the pythos. |
