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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you call the writing system of Minoans?
A
Linear A
B
Cuneiform
C
Linear B
D
Hieroglyph
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Linear A Script was the writing system used by the Minoan civilization. Examples of this script have been recovered from Cretan sites such as Hagia Triada, Knossos, and Phaistos.

Detailed explanation-2: -Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 to 1450 BC to write the hypothesized Minoan language or languages. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization.

Detailed explanation-3: -Linear B is the name for the late Minoan script which was first found on clay tablets and sealings in the second palace at Knossos on Crete. These early tablets survived because they were baked in the fire which burned down the palace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Linear B was a syllabic script used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek.

Detailed explanation-5: -Linear B is a script used to write the Greek language during the palatial period of Mycenaean civilization, c. 1400–1200 bce. It employed 87 syllabic and 143 logographic signs written from left to right.

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