Flourishing from the 3rd to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC/BCE, the Minoan people resided on the island of Crete in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin and are characterized as a Bronze Age mercantile civilization. Their civilizational origins and development period (i.e., pre-3rd millennium) extend back several thousand years, with archaeological evidence suggesting the presence of humans on Crete many thousands of years even further back in time.
It is not known who the Minoans were defeated by or if they were defeated at all. No one really knows how the Minoan civilization ended. Some scientists do believe that the Greeks had defeated the Minoans though.-x-1. The Minoans were the greeks.(?)2. The Mycenaeans defeated them.
the Minoans lived on islands of the Aegean sea The name "Minoan" refers to the most famous King of the the primary source of Minoan culture, Crete. Minos was the King of Knossos, the largest city on Crete. The modern city of Heraklion is built on its ruins.
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The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans in 2500b.c.
The Minoans lived on Crete a large island on the southern edge of the Aegean Sea.Cuba
ancient aegean
It is not known who the Minoans were defeated by or if they were defeated at all. No one really knows how the Minoan civilization ended. Some scientists do believe that the Greeks had defeated the Minoans though.-x-1. The Minoans were the greeks.(?)2. The Mycenaeans defeated them.
the Minoans lived on islands of the Aegean sea The name "Minoan" refers to the most famous King of the the primary source of Minoan culture, Crete. Minos was the King of Knossos, the largest city on Crete. The modern city of Heraklion is built on its ruins.
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the Minoan culture
The civilization that developed in the Aegean area is commonly referred to as the Aegean civilization or Aegean Bronze Age civilization. It encompassed societies such as the Minoans on Crete and the Mycenaeans on the Greek mainland. These civilizations were known for their advanced architecture, art, and maritime trade.
The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans in 2500b.c.
The Minoans lived on Crete a large island on the southern edge of the Aegean Sea.Cuba
The Minoans were a powerful sea faring people. They lived on Crete, which is an island in the Aegean Sea; the Aegean Sea is located west of Turkey and southeast of Greece. The Minoans lived and dominated Crete from around 3000 BC to 1500 BC. The dates aren't exact though. The Minoans dominated trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. They had a deep culture in the arts. They are assumed to be a peaceful people for excavations done the ruins showed that there were no fortifications. The demise of the Minoans is unknown. Some believe that the natural disasters that had struck the Minoans in their last years is what led to their downfall. Some believe that people from Greece had taken over.
the Aegean sea
The Minoans were not Greeks, but their civilization was the first to arise in the region that later became Greece.
The Greek city-states of peninsular Greece and the Aegean.