How similar were the Mycenaeans and the Minoans Essay Example

her are different, they all have the same idea. From this we can see that the Mycenaeans took some aspects of the Minoans. Bull-Leaping also seemed like quite a normal idea, with many pictures showing different people leaping over the bulls. One of the major similarities is that they both liked spending their wealth through gold and stylish palaces and very extravagant pieces of equipment.

However whilst the Mycenaeans spent their money on the best shields and helmets- such as the boar helmet- the Minoans spent their money on gold cubs and other things that symbolise wealth.However although they are similar in these ways they are also somewhat different. The Minoans for example, were a highly sophisticated society with many sophisticated ideas such as the irrigation system and once they were defeated, their ideas were lost for centuries later. The Mycenaeans took ideas from Minoan society such as the Snake Goddess and created new ideas of their own. We have no record of the Mycenaeans having major interest in art and beautiful cities. All of what the archaeological digs have found are basically scenes of them hunting whereas in Minoan frescoes we see beautiful drawings of people.

Also the Mycenaeans seemed to take the horse as their sacred animal whereas the Minoans worshipped the bull.What all these differences show is that the Minoan culture worships the natural world and environment and is in believe that we can live in harmony however the Mycenaeans believe that the only way to succeed in life is to do battle and war.In conclusion I believe that although they are similar in quite a number of ways, I do believe

that the Minoans and the Mycenaeans have different beliefs and ideas that separate them and overall I think that they are more different then similar as apart from their language and their religious beliefs the Minoans and Mycenaeans were completely different people.