CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
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Linear A
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Hieroglyphics
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Linear B
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Parseltongue
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Minoan language is the language (or languages) of the ancient Minoan civilization of Crete written in the Cretan hieroglyphs and later in the Linear A syllabary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Linear B is an adapted form of Linear A, which was borrowed from the Minoans by the Mycenaean Greeks, probably about 1600 bc. Its language is the Mycenaean Greek dialect. Linear B script is attested on clay tablets and on some vases, both dating from about 1400 bc to roughly 1200 bc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Linear B is the name for the late Minoan script which was first found on clay tablets and sealings in the second palace at Knossos on Crete. These early tablets survived because they were baked in the fire which burned down the palace.
Detailed explanation-4: -Linear B is a script used to write the Greek language during the palatial period of Mycenaean civilization, c. 1400–1200 bce.