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minion Civilization's name came from a mythical Cretan king called Minos People believed a Minotaur lived so the minions built a maze under the labyrinth so he wouldn't escape.

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some people beveled that a volcano bowed   up  the  Minoans civilization other people beveled greece raided the Minoans   for loot   

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people beveled that a volcano destroy the civilization that happened in 1600 b.c other people think greece raided them

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by 2000 B.C Minoan Civilization had emerged centered on cities governed from Magnificent royal places

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The event traditionally associated with the fall of the Minoans was the eruption of a nearby volcanic island, Mount Thera (modern-day Santorini). ... It was previously believed that the Minoan civilization on Crete was wiped out due to massive earthquakes and large amounts of ash that fell on the island from the volcano The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete and the other Aegean Islands, whose earliest beginnings were from c. 3500 BC, with the complex urban civilization beginning around 2000 BC, and then declining from c. 1450 BC until it ended around 1100 BC, during the early Greek Dark Ages.

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It is believed that the Minoan culture ended because of natural disasters like earthquakes, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions.

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the culture of the Minoans was to world ship many gods which they would draws drawing of the gods giving them giffs. 

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the culture of the Minoans where ploy tic which means they worldship many gods they also bulit many temples

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The Minoans religion was Polytheism which means they believed in many Gods and Goddesses. Wall paintings show ways of worship. These worships involved bull leaping, boxing, wrestling, and dancing. They also did sacrifices to pacify the gods.

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Linear A and Linear B, are linear forms of writing used by certain Aegean civilizations during the 2nd-millennium bc. Linear A is attested in Crete and on some Aegean islands from approximately 1850 bc to 1400 bc. Its relation to the so-called hieroglyphic Minoan script is uncertain.

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the Minoans where a Civilization that used governments and was 150 miles off the mainland Greece they prosper in 2000 b.c they where the civilization that made Greece what is it is today.

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The minoans civilization decline about 1500 b.c. possible because of earthquakes,tidal waves or because of a volcano eruption.Some people think invasions by Mainland Greece helped in the Minoan decline. by 1450 Minoan civilization was taken over by a new civilization.

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Minoans are polytheistic, this means they believe in many gods.Minoans wall paintings suggest they worshiped bull-leaping,boxing,wrestling,and dancing also the sacrifice to pacify the gods.Knossos was the center of the Minoans culture ,religion,and economy.

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By 2000 B.c. the Minoan civilization had emerged, based on cities governed from magnificent royal palaces. The Minoans left behind written records, but people read their language.the word Minoan came from a mythical king named Minos.Minoans worshiped bulls and performed sacrifices.

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The Minoan Civilization was 150 miles off the coast of the mainland of Greece. Neolithic farmers settled there around 7000 B.C. and agriculture flourished. By 2000 B.C. the Minoan Civilization emerged. The Minoans had their own language that is still not able to be read today by historians. -Mia Duarte & Enrique Perez

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Around 1500 B.C, the Minoan civilzation had started declining and its places fell to ruins. There were some possible causes for the collapses such as earthquakes, tidal and volcanic eruptions. By 1450 another civilization had taken over.

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The Minoans were wealthy because of their trading across the Medeteranian Sea. They carried materials to Greece,Egypt,Cyprus, and Spain on their ships. They returned from thier voyages with substances which products are made out of.

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The Minoan's left behind a writing system that historians couldn't read. Archeologists tried to peice together the writings but are still unable to read.

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The decline was caused by a valcano that happend in 1600b.c. . This valcano destroyed most of the island wich cause the fall or the decline of the minaon's

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Myths about this civilization. Myths are very old stories told to explain events or to justify beliefs and actions. The word Minoan comes from a mythical Cretan king named Minos (MY-nuhs). According to the myth, Minos built a labyrinth (LAB-uh-rinth), or maze, beneath his palace. A monstrous Minotaur (MIHN-uh-tawr)-half man, half bull-lived in this labrinth and was offered regular sacrifices of unlucky humans. Unlikely? Perphas, but archaeological evidence confirms that a powerful Minoan king built a labyrinth-like palace, ad Minoans did in fact worship bulls and perform sacrifices.

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Cities And Cultures the Minoans grew wealthy through trade across the Mediterranean.one of the Minoans strengths was well built ships carried olive oil wine cloth pottery and metalwork to Greece Egypt Cyprus and Spain. the Minoans returned from trading voyages with important raw material or substance from which other products are made, such as tin, gold, pearls, and ivory.

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I think the way that there civilization decline is that they did not have crops and water and they had war because it says that they made weapons so when they went in war they lost the war

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The Minoans grew wealth by trading through the Mediterranean there ship had olive oil and wine and cloth and pottery.

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The Minoans let behind writing that the historians can not read and so the historians had to piece it together

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In my opinion, the decline of the Minoans was due to invasion Greece conquered people from the mainland because a new civilization took over the Minoans in 1450 B.C.

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In our opinion the Minoans decline was mostly because of the natural disaster because the volcano could have burned them. Jayleen and Graciela

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The Minoans has a strong navy that protected the seas. As a result, they did not build city walls to protect there cities.

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The Minoans left be hide tablets with sophisticated writing but archaeologist have not been able to decor them. Therefore, historians had to piece artifacts in other findings together to learn about the Minoan Civilizaion.

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The Minoans civilization was 150 miles away form the coast of mainland Greece. The Minoans worship bulls and perform sacrifices. However, The Minoans left behind written records, and the Historians are still not able to read their language.                                                                                                                  Graciela & Jayleen

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The culture of the mysterious civilization 

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The culture of the mysterious civilization 

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Knossos were more a city than a palace because it was the center of the Minions culture,religion, and economy.They made olive oil, cloth, poetry, and metal work to Greece,Egypt, Cyprus, and spain

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According to historians, the Minoans were believed to have settled in the Island of Crete around 2,000 B.C. The civilization was based on cities governed around elaborate palaces.

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The Minoan Civilization historians trace the origins of Greek civilization to Crete a mountainous island about 150 miles off the coast of mainland Greece. and Neolithic farmers settled there around 7000 B.C. and agriculture flourished.

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Minoans grew wealth through trading through the Mediterranean. Minoans ships carried olive oil, wine, cloth, pottery, and metalwork and took it to Greece and also Egypt and they also used raw materials. Jayleen and Graciela.

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King Minos built a labyrith under ground. But in that labyrith kept a beast known as the minator a beast that is half man and half bull.

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The Minoans have an important place in world history, as building the first civilization to appear on European soil. ... The Minoans were famous for the magnificent palaces they built, above all at Knossos. There was, if fact, never a people who called themselves the “Minoans”

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The Minoans are called that because the word comes from their king Minos. According to the myth, Minos built a labyrinth which is a maze, beneath Minos' palace. The Minoans believed that a half-man, half-bull called a minotaur lived in the labyrinth. -Mia Duarte & Enrique Perez

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 The decline of the mysterious civilization 

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 The decline of the mysterious civilization 

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In my opinion the Minoans decline was most likely natural disasters for example tilde waves could've ended them because they were located on a island or a volcano erupted and killed them

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in my opinion I think that the Minoans got to the island by boats

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The Minoans believed in many Gods which is called polytheistic. One thing they did really believe in was the Minotaur, it was a bull that was half men and half bull. A place named Knossos was where they did their place of worship, The Minoans had advanced culture and surplus crops.

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The Minoan's had ships to carry things and go out to place such as "Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain". The Minoan's skill was working a boat so it was easy going to those places and trade, they would come back with riches like pearls or gold.

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The historians are still not sure but they had found weapons and historians think that the Minoans could have had wipeout in war. the historians had left the island and had gone to grease.-Mia Duarte & Enrique Perez

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The decline of the Minoan Civilization could have happened for many reasons.Some of the reasons could've been because of earthquakes,tidal waves or volcanic eruption. An invasion from the people of Greece could of contributed to the decline as well.Some historians believe that all 4 of the factors could have assisted in the decline of the Minoan  civilization.But in my opinion the decline of the Minoan civilization,was caused by a tsunami that damaged buildings and killing thousands.

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Cities and Cultures of the Minoan civilization

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Cities and Cultures of the Minoan civilization

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The cities and cultures of the Minoan civilization were wealthy.For example,the Minoans had well built pottery,cloth,oil,wine,and more.All of the raw materials such as tin,gold,and ivory helped the Minoans to prosper.The Minoans spread their culture and ideas throughout Greece and along the coasts of Aegean.The Minoan people had so strong Navy,that they didn't need to build walls to protect them against invaders.Their religion was polytheistic,meaning they believed in many gods and goddesses.They also worshiped bulls as suggested by cave paintings.

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The Minoan Civilization was a civilization that was 150 miles off the coast of Ancient Greece.Nomadic farmers settled there around 7000 b.c. and the agriculture expanded.By around 2000 b.c. A civilization emerged.The Minoan language was so complicated,it's translation has still not been found.

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The Minoans were an advanced civilization that grew wealthy through trade across the Mediterranean. They could travel across sea because of their well built ships that carried olive oil, wine, cloth, pottery, and metalwork. The great palace of Knossos was so great and big that people believed it was the Minos labyrinth that was home to almost 20,000 people. Knossos was more like a city than a palace.  They even had plumbing systems.

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Minoans were the first civilization in Ancient Greece. The Minoans had centered cities governed from royal palaces. Since the Minoans thought they were so safe because of their strong navy, they didn't build walls to protect themselves.

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The Minoans  were left behind of the Minoans civilization they left behind a tablet of writing system however the writing system became a Language system.

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The Minoan History