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This archaeologist had a pervasive influence on the study of Minoan Crete
Arthur Evans
Why is our understanding of the Minoans limited?
Little written evidence, unreliable historians (eg Homer/Herodotus), material remains with little explanation
Name these sites: KPMZGAT
Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Gournia, Agia Triada
We can divide Minoan resources into five main categories:
Imports, exports, coast, land, sea
What is a thalassocracy?
Mastery or control of the seas
Name two reasons the Minoans might NOT have been a thalassocracy
No navy, palatial economy focus, broader trade network, claims from myths and Thucydides
Name two theories about how Minoan Crete was ruled
Priest-king, independent chiefdoms, independent states answering to Knossos
