CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
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A volcanic eruption and resulting tidal wave that severely damaged or destroyed several Minoan settlements
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near-constant attacks from the Dorian and Mycenaean peoples of Greece
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Climate change and a severe drought that caused the Minoans to abandon their cities
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They were eventually conquered by the Phoenicians who then built a huge trading empire in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Possible causes for their collapse include natural disasters such as earthquakes, tidal waves, or volcanic eruptions. Some historians think all three factors-as well as an invasion by people from mainland Greece-contributed to the Minoans’ decline.
Detailed explanation-2: -The predominant theory regarding the destruction of the Minoan Civilization has been – for years – that it was provoked by something as violent and as sudden as the eruption of Santorini Volcano.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the most important factor that created changes in the Minoan civilization? They were a seagoing power influenced by ideas outside Greece. What was the writing system of the Minoan called? oral histories that later were written down.