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MINOAN CIVILIZATIONMINOAN CIVILIZATION■ MARITIME CIVILIZATION TRADING MARITIME CIVILIZATION TRADING
WITH EGYPT,SYRIA, AND ASIA WITH EGYPT,SYRIA, AND ASIA MINORMINOR
■ NAMED AFTER THE LEGENDARY NAMED AFTER THE LEGENDARY KING MINOS OF CRETEKING MINOS OF CRETE
■ GREAT ENGINEERS BUILT GREAT GREAT ENGINEERS BUILT GREAT PALACES, ROADS, AND SEWER PALACES, ROADS, AND SEWER SYSTEMSSYSTEMS
■ ISLAND WAS THE CROSSROADS OF ISLAND WAS THE CROSSROADS OF EUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICAEUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICA
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
KING(WANAX)KING(WANAX)COMMANDER-IN-CHIEFCOMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
NOBLESNOBLESDISTRICT GOVERNORSDISTRICT GOVERNORS
LANDHOLDERSLANDHOLDERSLOCAL CHIEFTAINSLOCAL CHIEFTAINS
FREE CRAFTSMEN AND LABORERSFREE CRAFTSMEN AND LABORERS
SLAVESSLAVES
KNOSSOS(CNOSSOS)KNOSSOS(CNOSSOS)
CAPITAL OF MINOAN CAPITAL OF MINOAN CIVILIZATIONCIVILIZATION
SIR ARTHUR EVANSSIR ARTHUR EVANS■ 1851-19411851-1941■ EXCAVATOR OF EXCAVATOR OF
KNOSSOSKNOSSOS■ ONE OF THE ONE OF THE
FOUNDERS OF FOUNDERS OF MODERN MODERN ARCHAEOLOGYARCHAEOLOGY
MINOAN ARTMINOAN ART
END OF MINOAN END OF MINOAN CIVILIZATIONCIVILIZATION
POSSIBLE CAUSESPOSSIBLE CAUSES
■ TRADE COLLAPSETRADE COLLAPSE■ WARWAR■ NATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTER 1. VOLCANIC ERUPTION1. VOLCANIC ERUPTION 2. TIDAL WAVE2. TIDAL WAVE 3. EARTHQUAKES 3. EARTHQUAKES
THERA / SANTORINITHERA / SANTORINI
VOLCANIC ERUPTION VOLCANIC ERUPTION 1500 B.C.E1500 B.C.E
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONVOLCANIC ERUPTION1500B.C.E.1500B.C.E.
AKROTIRIAKROTIRI
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