Minoan eruption

They spoke Greek and kept their records in “Linear B” as opposed to the Minoans “Linear A” (McGuire). They had completely different architecture, and unlike the Minoans, had massive defensive walls around their palaces (McGuire). The divide caused conflict between the two cultures resulting in the Mycenaean taking over the Minoan land and palaces in part due to the great volcano eruption that more or less destroyed the Minoans in 1627 plus or minus 3 (McGuire). Other distinctive barriers…

The Minoans are the civilization that lived on Santorini. Both populations were advanced, the people of the Minoan culture had paved streets, indoor bathrooms and sewers, while Plato says the Atlanteans were far ahead of any other society at that time. Each city had rituals that involved bulls, the Atlanteans…

One of the most prevalent, in both academic and popular circles, ideas, concerning the Minoan civilization is the idea of a peaceful character of Minoans in comparison with the ‘war-like’ Myceneans . Some of these ideas take roots from the works of Arthur Evans, who wrote about Pax Minoica back in the first half of the 20th century, but they are still accepted by many modern historians and archaeologists as well. For instance, Krzyszkowska writes in her article ‘So Where’s the Loot? The Spoils…

Source 6 Origin This source is from an article titled “Santorini Eruption and the legend of Atlantis” written by an unknown author. Purpose The purpose of this source is to give readers an overview about the legend of Atlantis and inform readers about the Minoan civilisation and the Bronze Age volcanic eruption and how the two link with the Lost City of Atlantis. Value (Usefulness) The value of this source is that there is mention of…

debate for many scientists around the world. The eruption happened around 3500 years ago. The main issue today is how disastrous was the impact of the of the eruption and the resulting tsunami. 1.1 Santorini Island The Thera volcano is located in the west part of the Mediterranean on the island of Santorini in Greece. (Figure1) The disaster had a massive impact on all aspects of the region. The consensus in the scientific community is the eruption caused an extremely disastrous tsunami, and an…

society. The Greeks would become seafarers and Greek civilization would spread throughout the Mediterranean region. The earliest civilization of the Greeks emerged in the Aegean region on the large island of Crete. This civilization was called the Minoan civilization. In language and religion, the Minoan’s are not Greek, they originated…

China’s Xia Dynasty rises Minoan society rise 2000 BCE Indo Europeans began to build settlements in the Italian peninsula A sophisticated society of Minoans arose from the island of Crete 1800 BCE Bronze metallurgy brought by the Etruscans in Rome 1766 BCE Xia Dynasty decline China’s Shang Dynasty rises 1628 BCE Volcanic eruption on the island of Thera destroyed almost everything 1600 BCE Mycenaean society rises Mycenaeans began trade with Minoans and learned about writing…

cultures look for an alternative justification. Many cultures came to the conclusion that the best way to explain such an event was through legends, myths, and stories. The gods and goddesses described in these tales would do things that would create an eruption, such as Pele the Hawaiian goddess of fire living in the island of Hawaii or Vulcan the Italian god of fire having his blacksmith’s workshop below the island of Vulcano. The Maori, Hawaiians, Greeks, Romans, and Native Americans used…

The country of Greece is filled with many different types of tourist attractions. If one was interested in a very mountainous peninsula with extremely beautiful beaches, then Greece is the perfect place! The unique way Greece has been formed is because of how geology, meteorology, and oceanography have shaped the country. Geology in Greece Despite the small surface area, Greece is filled with a rich and diverse natural environment. The country has many abundant natural landforms such as…

possible for Atlantis to exist because there were a plenty of plausible reasons stated and proposed by scientists and researchers for it to exist. For example, it is proved that there are occurrences of deadly disasters like floods, earthquakes, eruptions of volcanos and tsunamis which made destroying an entire island like Atlantis possible. Besides, there are lots of possible locations that may be Atlantis. To state a few, Azores, Sahara, Malta, Bimini, South America, and Antartica…