CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Minoans
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Mycenaeans
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Agamemnon was the legendary king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek army in the Trojan War of Homer’s Illiad. Agamemnon is a great warrior but also a selfish ruler who famously upset his invincible champion Achilles, a feud that prolonged the war and suffering of his men.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were destroyed by new arrivals from Macedonia and Epirus. This new group of Greeks, called the Dorians, settled in the war ravaged lands and developed their civilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Besides being bold traders, the Mycenaeans were fierce warriors and great engineers who designed and built remarkable bridges, fortification walls, and beehive-shaped tombs-all employing Cyclopean masonry-and elaborate drainage and irrigation systems.