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Definitions of minoan in various dictionaries:
noun - a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC
adj - of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete
A native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
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A major goddess of this first great Cretan civilization was often depicted holding snakes |
This civilization flourished on Crete beginning around 1900 B.C. |
This Cretan civilization dominated the Aegean world until about 1450 B.C. |
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The Minoan civilization was an Aegean Bronze Age civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands which flourished from about 2600 to 1600 BC, before a late period of decline, finally ending around 1100. It preceded the Mycenaean civilization of ancient Greece. The civilization was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Arthur Evans. It has been described as the earliest of its kind in Europe, with historian Will Durant calling the Minoans "the first link in the European chain".The term "Minoan", which refers to the mythical King Minos, originally described in the pottery of the period. Minos was associated in Greek mythology with the labyrinth and the Minotaur, which Evans identified with the site at Knossos (the largest Minoan site). According to Homer, Crete once had 90 cities.The Minoan period saw trade between Crete, Aegean and Mediterranean settlements, particularly the Near East. Through their traders and artists, |