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Establishment of Minoan Civilization Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

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Explore the ancient world of the Minoan civilization with this engaging timeline game! Test your knowledge of history as you place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Discover the rise of the Minoan civilization
  • Learn about key events in Minoan history
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  • 7000 BCE: Neolithic settlement on Crete
  • 3650 BCE: Emergence of Early Minoan civilization
  • 2000 BCE: Development of Minoan palaces
  • 2000-1550 BCE: Peak of Minoan civilization during Middle Minoan period
  • 1900 BCE: Construction of Knossos palace
  • 1700-1450 BCE: Expansion of Minoan influence in Aegean
  • c. 1600 BCE: Thera eruption devastates Minoan civilization
  • c. 1450 BCE: Mycenaean invasion of Crete
  • 1450-1100 BCE: Decline of Minoan civilization
  • c. 1100 BCE: End of Minoan civilization
  • 19th century CE: Rediscovery of Minoan civilization by archaeologists
  • 1900-1930 CE: Excavation of Knossos palace by Sir Arthur Evans
  • 1952 CE: Decipherment of Linear A script
  • ongoing: Continued study and research on Minoan civilization
  • ongoing: Influence of Minoan art and culture on later civilizations

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