The Minoans lived on the island of Crete. They were a very advanced people. They were ruled by a king, so they had a central government. They had a really strong navy, being an island culture. They had beautiful art and statues. They had running water for drinking and bathing. They even had toilets that flushed! The Greeks never conquered the Minoans.

From Academic Kids. Map of Minoan Crete. The Minoanswere a pre-HellenicBronze Agecivilization in Cretein the Aegean Sea, prior to Helladicor Mycenaeanculture (i.e. well before what we know as Classical Greece). They lived from approximately 3000 to 1450 BC.

Copy of a Minoan ship. The Minoan civilization was a civilization on Crete called after Minos. It began in the Bronze Age between 3000 and 2700 BC. It lasted until about 1450 BC. The Minoan civilization is famous for its sea trading and well-planned cities. The Minoans had an agricultural system which relied mainly on olives and grapes.

The Minoans and the Mycenaeans were two of the early civilizations that developed in Greece. The Minoans lived on the Greek islands and built a huge palace on the island of Crete. The Mycenaeans lived mostly on mainland Greece and were …

25/08/2017 · The Minoans were a group of people who lived on the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea during the Bronze Age. Below are some interesting facts and information about the old civilization of the ancient Greeks or alternatively download our comprehensive worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

Minoans and Myceneans Facts For Kids – History. The Minoans and Myceneans were Ancient Greek civilizations during Ancient Greece’s Bronze Age. As two of the earliest Ancient Greek civilizations, the Minoans and Myceneans had a major influence on Greek culture and history.

05/06/2012 · Minoan Civilization Around 1700 BC, a highly sophisticated culture grew up on Crete: the Minoans. What they thought, what stories they told, how they narrated their history, are all lost to us. All we have left are their palaces, their incredibly developed visual art, and their records The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete.

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