Minoan Civilization

They were under threat from new peoples moving in - the Sea Peoples and the Dorian Greeks, and from disputes between themselves.

It was also the standard approach to establishing control of an area - a nomadic tribe moved in, it seized land to settle on, it established a fort as a defencive refuge when under threat to which the population retired until the threat subsided.

As great seamen the Minoans accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

it might be. according to some archeologists the labyrinth might have been found (see link below)

and there is new evidence that suggests that the minotaur might actually have existed (see link below)

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The Minoans thrived from 2700 to 1450 BC. Though the first inhabitants of Crete settled in 128,000 BCE, the Minoan culture was not established until the 28th or 27th century BCE.

They established sea trade routes, which helped in the spread of ideas and goods

Instead of having walls around them, the Minoans depended on the sea and navy for protection.

People living on an island, in this case Crete, often care little for war; they have more important things to do...like making a living on an island.

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They did not fight each other - one was in he Levant, the other in Crete.

the MINOTAUR'S GREATEST STRENGHTS ARE HIS STRENGTH AND HIS SPEED. HE WOULD CHARGE AT YOU AND RUN RIGHT THROUGH YOU. UNLESS YOU TURNED A SHARP TURN. He IS NOT VERY MANEUVERABLE WHILE HE IS RUNNING.

At about the time of the reputed Trojan War, the Dorian Greeks and the Sea Peoples moved into and through the Greece, ending the Mycenaean kingdoms and beginning the rise of independent city-states and the spread of these through Greece, the Islands and Asia Minor.

the Mycenaeans borrowed heavily from the Minoan culture.

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The argument is muddied by different terminologies used by archaeologists - pre-Minoan/first early Minoan/Phase 1/Neolithic and others. So if you want to have something before Minoan, you can cherry-pick a particular word.

The Greek-ness of these peoples is also a matter of word use. What is 'Greek'? These early peoples were not the same as the peoples we call Greek. In earlier times, the Indo-European nomads who settled the Mediteranean littoral split up into peoples ranging from Latins in the west to Arcadians, Ionian, Aetolians, Dorians and other Hellenes (Greeks).

It is better to talk of groups such as Minoans, Mycenaeans, Aeolians etc rather that try to argue about what to call some earlier people with a fabricated name which we do not know what they were, other than Neolithics.

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Every nine years, Minos, who had defeated Athens in a war,

demanded seven young men and seven young women

to be fed to the Minotaur, a monstrous creature, half man and half bull,

that lived in the Labyrinth, a huge and devilishly complicated maze.

The third time the tribute had to be paid, Theseus voluntarily

took the place of one the male sacrifices, intending to kill the Minotaur

and stop this madness. Ariadne, Minos' daughter, fell in love with Theseus

the moment she saw him, and secretly gave him a ball of string.

He was to tie one end to the door post of the labyrinth and unwind

the string as he went deeper inside, so that he would be able to easily

find his way back out. He found and killed the Minotaur and managed

to escape from Crete with the other young Athenians, as well as Ariadne

and her little sister Phaidra.

The Mycenaeans Counquerd the Minoans and gained their power.

Overthrowing the Minoans

Incoming ships can be spotted from a distance and stopped before they ever reached the island of Crete. Minoans had time to prepare defense and did not have to worry about invasions of wandering tribes on the mainland.

He was either supposed to raise a white sail or flag.

As a general answer, no - but with some possibilities.

the Celts were skilled craftsmen in the production and creation of iron and steel, and are known to have produced maille (chainmail) for defence. They are likewise known to have produced helms which involved the creation of metal plates it is not impossible that the same skills were used for body defenses.

Tacitus makes reference to the German Celts wearing strong metal armour, but it is uncertain if this is solid plate, or maille.

Therefore, it should be concluded that it is certainly possible that a few rare peices of plate defence such as breastplates were made by the Celts, but there is insufficient evidence of its use to state so with absolute certainty. What is absolutely certain is their use of metal, non-plate armours.

It was very fancy and people always treated you with respect.

yes it was i remember reading it on this one paper