SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tidal waves
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the Trojan War
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the minotaur
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an invasion by people from mainland Greece
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Detailed explanation-1: -Evidence Suggests That Invasion, Not Natural Disaster, Wiped Out Minoan Civilisation. After much debate, some archaeologists believe that they have evidence which shows that the Minoan civilisation was invaded, rather than being destroyed by a natural disaster.
Detailed explanation-2: -Minoan religion centred around the cult of the goddess of fertility, whose consort dies and is reborn every year, representing the regeneration of nature. The observation of the cycle of nature led to the personification of one aspect of fertility, the young god who dies and is reborn each year.
Detailed explanation-3: -The event traditionally associated with the fall of the Minoans was the eruption of a nearby volcanic island, Mount Thera (modern-day Santorini). This was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in earth’s history, and in 2006, scientists discovered that the eruption was much larger than previously estimated.