WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

MINOAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Minoans were known to be ____
A
peaceful people
B
fierce warriors
C
successful farmers
D
philosophers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Research from the University of Sheffield has discovered that the ancient civilisation of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Minoans were a civilized people whose nation flourished around 3000 B.C. and lasted for 2000 years until they vanished in 1100 B.C. They built the first thalassocracy, which is an empire based on control of the sea. Q: What race were Minoans? Minoans had Eastern Mediterranean origins and settled the island of Crete.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mycenaeans are known as the more violent and war-driven predecessors of the initial Bronze Age Aegean influential power, the Minoans, who were (and still sometimes are) considered a more peaceful culture who lived on Crete and Santorini.

Detailed explanation-4: -Long deemed to be the peace-loving progenitors of European civilisation, the Bronze Age people of Crete – commonly known as the Minoans – were obsessed with weapons and extremely warlike, research by an Irish archaeologist has shown.

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