CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
Question
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Who defeated the Minoans?
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Athenians
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Spartans
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Corinthians
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Mycenaeans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans in about 1400 bce. Their civilization is named after Mycenae, its most important city.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Homer’s Iliad, the Minoans were defeated by the Mycenaeans at the city of Troy. When the Minoan culture declined the Mycenaeans eventually occupied the mainland and islands of ancient Greece. They also used much of the Minoan culture like adapting the Minoan writing into their language.
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