CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
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Which is NOT a theory about how the Minoan civilization finally ended?
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A plague wiped out the population.
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A natural disaster.
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Overpopulation of the island
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It was overrun by invaders.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The enormous eruption of the submarine volcano at the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) during the Bronze Age, around 1500 BC, is such a natural hazard. The tsunami generated by the eruption, literally wiped out the peace-loving Minoan civilization who inhabited the island of Crete.
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.
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