The Minoans were not Greeks, but their civilization was the first to arise in the region that later became Greece.
The Minoans, based on the Greek island of Crete, were the first Greeks.
The Greeks also absorbed the civilization of the Minoans
It is not known who the Minoans were defeated by or if they were defeated at all. No one really knows how the Minoan civilization ended. Some scientists do believe that the Greeks had defeated the Minoans though.-x-1. The Minoans were the greeks.(?)2. The Mycenaeans defeated them.
They don't, the Minoans are the earliest Greek civilization of which we know.
The Minoans actually lived in ancient Greece, on an island called Crete. They were wiped out due to a volcanic eruption on a nearby island, which resulted in a huge tsunami that killed most of the Minoans. They were not considered Greek because they did not speak Greek. The first "true" Greeks were the Myceneans.
The Minoans, based on the Greek island of Crete, were the first Greeks.
The Greeks also absorbed the civilization of the Minoans
The Greeks also absorbed the civilization of the Minoans
the early Greeks were founded by the Minoans in Greece.
It is not known who the Minoans were defeated by or if they were defeated at all. No one really knows how the Minoan civilization ended. Some scientists do believe that the Greeks had defeated the Minoans though.-x-1. The Minoans were the greeks.(?)2. The Mycenaeans defeated them.
They don't, the Minoans are the earliest Greek civilization of which we know.
it started with the first civilization, which was the Minoans and the Mycenaean kings. approximately 2000-1400 B.C.
In the 2nd Millennium BCE in Crete.
The Minoans actually lived in ancient Greece, on an island called Crete. They were wiped out due to a volcanic eruption on a nearby island, which resulted in a huge tsunami that killed most of the Minoans. They were not considered Greek because they did not speak Greek. The first "true" Greeks were the Myceneans.
Notably the Persians, Minoans and the Egyptians.
The Minoans are credited as Europe's first great civilization.
Ancient Greeks migrated from south of Russia in the fourth millennia. The first Greek civilizations were Cycladic, Minoans, and Mycenaean.