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Minoan Civilization

The Minoan Civilization developed in the Bronze Age on the island of Crete and thrived on trade from Aegean population centers, Egypt, the Levant, Cyprus, and Anatolia from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It is most famous for the Palace at Knossos where its kings lived.

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What are the Minoan gods?

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Mother Earth is the Minoans main god(no prove for it -.-)u got it right good job

What was Minotaur?

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Minotaur: A creature with the head and tail of a bull on the body of a man. It was locked into a giant labyrinth by King Minos of Crete. Every year for nine years, seven youths and maidens were locked into the labyrinth as well, for the beast to feed on. Until, the hero Theseus, after volunteering as one of the victims, killed the sleeping Minotaur by beating it to death.

The Minoan culture used what kind of writing system?

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Linear A script is a kind of writing system, that Minoan culture used.

When was knossos built?

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Knossos was built between 1700 and 1400 BC

What were the Minoans characteristics?

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Mycenae is a city on top of a hill surrounded by a fortified castle [Acropolis]. Attached here below you can see how it is currently the city.

How did Theseus find his way out of the labyrinth after killing the Minotaur?

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Theseus used a ball of thread/string to find his way out. This was given to him by the princess Ariadne.

Which bestdescribes a difference between the Minoan and Mycenaean societies?

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Minoans were better artists

Mycenaeans had a stronger military.

One major difference was that the Minoan civ was very peaceful.It achieve his power through trade. The mycenean civ was more aggressive becoming the most powerful civ of his time through war (and of course trade).

What was the purpose of the Minoan bull leaping statue?

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Sir Athur Evans discovered it in Minoan ruins

Why was the Minoan cities different?

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They had no walls

Why did the Mycenaeans invade Troy?

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Cuz they felt like it

What is Minoans social structure?

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It is difficult to known precise details about the government ruling over the ancient Mycenaean civilization as records from that period are fractured. It seems that city-states in the area were ruled by a king with other land-owners forming his court.

How did minoans create surplus?

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The Minoans made their surplus of goods through trade.

What ideas did the mycenaeans borrow from the Minoans?

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The Mycenaeans learned how to use the sun and stars to find their way to the sea.So they learned navigation by the sun and stars.

Who is the Minotaurs enemies?

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The Minotaur (there was only one) had no real allies. Even though he was kept by Minos, the king knew that the Minotaur was as likely to eat him as to look at him.

What civilization was influenced by the Minoans and traded goods?

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With Egypt and Phoenicia, and with the various peoples of Asia Minor and the Black Sea.

What do Minoan women do?

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Were an ancient Greece civilization.

How did the Minoans die?

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Archaeologists believe that a huge volcanic eruption on the island of Thera, possibly with an accompanying earthquake and tsunami, caused devastation in Crete. This could have reduced the prosperity of the Minoans, as well as weakening their ability to defend themselves, as they were either invaded or otherwise taken under the influence of Mycenaeans from Greece in the late 15th century BC.

Are minotaurs real?

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No, Minotaurs are a fictional creature from Greek mythology.

Who conquered Knossos around 1450 bc?

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the Mycenaeans did

Why did the Mycenaeans put so such importance on building powerful fortresses?

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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.