CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
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They could see best from there.
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Their homes would not flood there.
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They could better defend themselves from there.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -They built their homes on top of hills, to better defend them. They built beautiful cities for themselves, full of visible wealth. Unlike the Minoan kings who shared wealth with their people in the form of surplus food, art, and architecture, the Mycenaean kings hoarded wealth.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the distinctive features of the Mycenaean architecture is the very large stone blocks which characterize the brilliant fortification structures like the fortifying walls of the Acropolis, the Lion Gate and the Cyclopean walls (the myth says that they were constructed by the Cyclops).
Detailed explanation-3: -The fortifications of Mycenae were built with the use of Cyclopean masonry. With the citadel built on a cliff, the architects created protection not only for the upper class that lived within the walls, but the lower-class farmers in the surrounding areas, who could find refuge there in times of war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mycenaean civilization was located on the Greek mainland, mostly on the Peloponnese, the southern peninsula of Greece. The Mycenaeans are the first Greeks, in other words, they were the first people to speak the Greek language. The Mycenaean civilization thrived between 1650 and 1200 BC.