CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Through gold mines on the island of Crete
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Through silk production
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Through trade across the Mediterranean
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Minoans grew wealthy through trade across the Mediterranean. One of the Minoans’ strengths was that they were expert sailors. Their well-built ships carried olive oil, wine, cloth, pottery, and metalwork to Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The Minoans location in the Aegean Sea allowed them to become a preeminent maritime trading culture, lasting until the rise of the Phoenicians in the 12th century BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Minoan economy was based in the maritime trade of agricultural products like wine, olives, and figs in exchange for minerals and other resources like copper and ivory.
Detailed explanation-4: -A powerful seafaring people, the Minoans (mih•NOH•uhnz) dominated trade in the eastern Mediterranean from about 2000 to 1400 B.