HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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they built aqueducts that brought water from the mountains
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they built Roman baths
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they created a system of writing and created indoor plumbing
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they created an elaborate calendar system
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Minoans, who originated from the island of Crete, had somewhat of an influence on the ancient Greeks and enjoyed a heyday from around 2700 to 1450 BCE. They are cited as being the first civilization to use underground plumbing for washing and using the bathroom.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Minoans developed a special water pipe technology. They used terracotta pipes, approximately 76 cm long with a conical geometry (Figure 3). In Knossos palace, closed terracotta pipes were used (Angelakis et al.
Detailed explanation-3: -They also made great technological advances: they 3 created the world’s first indoor plumbing system, which was lost after their collapse; they constructed buildings in a way that made them much more resistant to earthquakes; they even created the first known writing systems in the Aegean.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Minoans were an inventive culture, taking the technologies they learned from Mesopotamians, Persians, and Egyptians, improving them, and then creating their own. We can best appreciate their efforts through three aspects of their society: architecture, water management, and arts and crafts.
Detailed explanation-5: -Photo by zz1969 / Shutterstock The Minoans, considered the first advanced civilization in Bronze Age Europe, left behind massive building complexes, stunning artwork and hieroglyphs—but few clues about their origins.