SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The island home of the earliest Greek civilization. Art Historians have traced the myth of the minotaur to this island through the bull leaping frescoes left behind on the palace walls.
A
Athens
B
Sparta
C
Crete
D
Thales
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Minoan civilisation is considered the first ‘great’ civilisation in human history. It was found on the island of Crete and named by Sir Arthur Evans after King Minos. Greek mythology states that King Minos was the son of Zeus and Europa, a Phoenician princess.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Minoan civilization is known for its Bronze Age cities on Crete which had large palace-like structures. Knossos was the largest city and location of the labyrinth and minotaur of Greek mythology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Later on, Crete island became the land of King Minos. The legend is that the king refused to sacrifice a bull to the gods and Poseidon punished him by making his wife fall in love with a bull. From this union, the Minotaur was born and was hid in a labyrinth.

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