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Minoan Civilization

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The island home to the Minoan Civilization
Crete
The man who first identified the Minoan Civilization through his evacuation
Arthur Evans
The north Cretan palace complex excavated by the previous man
Knossos
During this period of human history, the Minoan civilization flourished. The Greek Dark Ages began after the collapse of the civilizations from this period.
Bronze Age
The mythical King who the Greeks believed to have ruled, giving Minoan Civilization its name
Minos
The still-undeciphered language, which later inspired the first writing of the Myceaneans
Linear A script
This archaeologist, along with John Chadwick, deciphered a writing system descended from Minoan Civilization
Michael Ventris
The postulated mass volcanic eruption that caused civilization’s decline in the 15th century BCE.
Theran Eruption
The clay disc discovered by Luigi Pernier, covered in still-undeciphered stamped hieroglyphs
Phaistos Disc
The animals that was depicted in a fresco with five of them jumping in the Queen’s Megaro
Dolphins
Rituals relating to another animals celebrated, frescoes depicting those were excavated from this civilization’s palace
bull-leaping
The name of religious practice included worship at open air temple, stocked with clay representations of humans and animals
peak sanctuaries
The worship of this Greek goddess of mountains and hunting was started by the Minoan civilization
Britomartis
This animal was hold along a cat by a bare breasted female, their commonly depicted goddess
snake
This flowery patterns on polychrome pottery produced by Minoans,
Kamares ware
The Minoan Tombs of Odigitria was an early example of a this type of tomb
beehive tomb
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