CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
Question
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What caused the tidal waves that wiped out the Minoans?
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Tornado
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Volcanic eruption
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Hurricane
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Global warming
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The huge mass of pumice thrown out from the Minoan eruption covered the surface of the sea over a wide region and was washed up at higher levels on the shores by the tsunamis triggered by earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although relatively infrequent, violent volcanic eruptions represent also impulsive disturbances, which can displace a great volume of water and generate extremely destructive tsunami waves in the immediate source area.
Detailed explanation-3: -Volcanic explosion. Three and a half thousand years ago, the tiny Aegean island of Thera was devastated by one of the worst natural disasters since the Ice Age-a huge volcanic eruption.
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