WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Minoan civilization has been described as the earliest of its kind in Europe, and historian Will Durant called the Minoans “the first link in the European chain". The Minoans built large and elaborate palaces up to four stories high, featuring elaborate plumbing systems and decorated with frescoes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest civilization to appear around Greece was the Minoan civilization in Crete, which lasted approximately from 2700 ( Early Minoan) BC to 1450 BC, and on the Early Helladic period on the Greek mainland from ca. 2800 BC to 2100 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Minoans lived between 2600 B.C.E. until 1400 B.C.E. The Mycenaeans lived between 1600 B.C.E. until 1100 B.C.E.