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    The Minoan civilization on Crete was a trading society known for its fluid frescoes depicting figures with small waists and dynamic motion. The Mycenaean civilization on mainland Greece and Crete was a warlike society that produced art influenced by Minoan styles depicting hunting and battle scenes. Both civilizations declined - the Minoans around 1600 BC due to a volcanic eruption and tidal wave, while earthquakes and European invaders contributed to the Mycenaean downfall around 1200 BC, after which they had conquered the Minoans.

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    The Minoan civilization on Crete was a trading society known for its fluid frescoes depicting figures with small waists and dynamic motion. The Mycenaean civilization on mainland Greece and Crete was a warlike society that produced art influenced by Minoan styles depicting hunting and battle scenes. Both civilizations declined - the Minoans around 1600 BC due to a volcanic eruption and tidal wave, while earthquakes and European invaders contributed to the Mycenaean downfall around 1200 BC, after which they had conquered the Minoans.

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    The Minoan civilization on Crete was a trading society known for its fluid frescoes depicting figures with small waists and dynamic motion. The Mycenaean civilization on mainland Greece and Crete was a warlike society that produced art influenced by Minoan styles depicting hunting and battle scenes. Both civilizations declined - the Minoans around 1600 BC due to a volcanic eruption and tidal wave, while earthquakes and European invaders contributed to the Mycenaean downfall around 1200 BC, after which they had conquered the Minoans.

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    COMPARE AND CONTRAST

    THE MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN


    CIVILIZATIONS
    Minoans Mycenaean’s

    Art

    Location

    Downfall
    ANCIENT GREECE
    AND IT’S ORIGINS
    MINOAN
    AND
    MYCENAEAN
    CIVILIZATIONS
    The Minoan people were a Trading
    Society

    Lived on the Island of Crete off the


    mainland of Greece
    Mycenaean's- a warlike and
    conquering society

    • Lived all over the coast of Greece’s


    mainland and Island of Crete
    Minoan art
    • The figures and scenes painted in the Minoan
    frescoes display the familiar Egyptian side view
    with the frontal eye, as well as the sharp outlines
    in solid color
    • characterized by the small waist, the fluidity of line, and
    the vitality of character bestowed on every painted
    figure. Minoan stylistic conventions emphasized
    elasticity, spontaneity, and dynamic motion, while the
    colors and high-contrast patterns instill an elegant
    freshness to characters and figures alike
    Minoan
    Mycenaean Art
    • influenced by the Minoan age
    • the hunt, battle, processions, mythological
    stories
    Mycenaean
    Downfall
    • Mycenaean's
    Minoans
    • 1600 B.C. due to volcano eruption that
    1200
    • created a huge tidal wave that flooded
    Earthquakes
    • much of Crete
    European invaders conquer Greece
    • Eventually conquered by Mycenaean's
    Greek Empire at its pinnacle

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