HIST 10 World Civ
Lect. # 4

I. The "Lost City" of Atlantis & the Mediterranean
         A. The Legend of Atlantis
                1.Atlantis 'utopia'
                            • splendid palaces
                            • blue canals
                            • crystal towers
                            • cataclysmic end

                2. Plato (429 - 347 BCE)
                3.Recent "discoveries"
                            • Irish Atlantis
                            • India and Indonesia
                            • Stargate:  Atlantis

II. Minoan Civilization (2000-1500 BCE)
         A. Ancient Crete
                1. Neolithic Crete and the Aegean
                2. Maritime power
         B. Minoan Culture
                1. Palace Complexes:
                            • Knossus (Cnossus), Malia, Phaistos
                2. Religion
                            • Bull Dancing/Bull Jumping
                3. Minoan Writing
                            • Linear A
         C. Collapse of Minoan Civilization
                            • Thera (Santorini) [map]

II. Mycenaean  (1600-1100 BCE)

        A. Mycenaean Culture [map]
              1.  Migration
                    - Anatolia
                    - Mycenae
               2.  Similiarities and Differences with Minoan Civ
                    • Centralized and bureaucratic [virtual tour]
                    • Mycenaean Writing  (Linear B)
                    • militaristic

        B. Overseas Commerce of Minoans and Mycenaeans
                1. Aegean Vessels
                2. Cultural diaspora
                3. Mediterranean Middlemen