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Week 4, September 22
Minoan Culture
C 3000 bce to 1400 bce
Most of the art and architecture we will be focusing on was
created between 1700 bce and 1400 bce
The Palace of Knossos as it stands today
From the Palace of KnossosPart of the north palace entrance
From the Palace of KnossosArtist's impression of the room with the double axes
King Minos's Throne As it stands today in the Palace of Knossos
MinoanMycenean
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus – One of the seven wonders of the world
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Lighthouse at Alexandria
Colossus at Rhodes
The oldest and only one standing – the Great Pyramid at Giza
1250 bc – Exodus – Moses and Israelites leave Egypt
1400 bc – Minoan culture comes to an end
1150 bc – Phoenicians and Assyrians rise to power
900 bc – Geometric Style begins in Greece
C 800 bc – Homer writes down the Iliad and the Odyssey
776 bc first known Olympics
753 bc Foundation of Rome?
609 bc Assyrians fall from power
563 bc Prince Siddhartha Gautama born
551 bc Confucius born
c. 1475 bc - Hatshepsut rules Egypt