Minoan civilization

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Aegean civilization Bronze Age civilization archaeological culture

The Minoan civilization was an advanced Bronze Age culture centered on the island of Crete, renowned for its palatial architecture, vibrant frescoes, maritime trade, and significant influence on later Greek civilization.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
Minoan civilization canonical 39
Minoan Crete 3
Minoan architecture 3

Statements (80)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aegean civilization ⓘ
Bronze Age civilization ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Ariadne ⓘ
Labyrinth ⓘ
Minotaur ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
cultureRegion Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
declineAssociatedWith Mycenaean civilization ⓘ
surface form: Mycenaean expansion

Thera eruption ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
discoveredBy Arthur Evans ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
endTime c. 1100 BCE ⓘ
floruit c. 2000–1450 BCE ⓘ
hasArchitectureFeature advanced drainage systems ⓘ
central courtyards ⓘ
light wells ⓘ
multi-story palaces ⓘ
pier-and-door partitions ⓘ
storage magazines ⓘ
hasArtStyle floral motifs ⓘ
marine style pottery ⓘ
naturalistic fresco painting ⓘ
hasBurialPractice house tombs ⓘ
tholos tombs ⓘ
hasCapital Knossos ⓘ
hasIconicArtifact Bull-leaping fresco ⓘ
Phaistos ⓘ
surface form: Phaistos Disc

Snake Goddess figurines ⓘ
hasMajorCenter Knossos ⓘ
Kydonia ⓘ
Malia ⓘ
Phaistos ⓘ
Zakros ⓘ
hasReligionFeature bull symbolism ⓘ
cave sanctuaries ⓘ
goddess worship ⓘ
peak sanctuaries ⓘ
hasSocialStructureFeature elite artisan class ⓘ
palace-centered administration ⓘ
redistributive economy ⓘ
hasTechnology advanced shipbuilding ⓘ
bronze metallurgy ⓘ
potter’s wheel ⓘ
influenced Greek mythology ⓘ
Mycenaean civilization ⓘ
ancient Greek art ⓘ
ancient Greek religion ⓘ
knownFor advanced seafaring ⓘ
complex administrative systems ⓘ
elaborate religious rituals ⓘ
influence on Mycenaean Greece ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
palatial architecture ⓘ
vibrant frescoes ⓘ
languageFamily unknown ⓘ
locatedIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
surface form: Aegean Sea region

Crete ⓘ
majorExcavationSite Knossos ⓘ
namedAfter Minos ⓘ
surface form: King Minos
partOf Bronze Age ⓘ
periodization Aegean Bronze Age ⓘ
surface form: Neopalatial period

Postpalatial period ⓘ
Early Bronze Age ⓘ
surface form: Prepalatial period

Protopalatial period ⓘ
startTime c. 3000 BCE ⓘ
tradedGoods metals ⓘ
olive oil ⓘ
pottery ⓘ
saffron ⓘ
wine ⓘ
tradedWith Cyclades ⓘ
surface form: Cycladic islands

Egypt ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

mainland Greece ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Cretan hieroglyphs ⓘ
Linear A ⓘ
writingSystemStatus Linear A undeciphered ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aegean Sea → historicallyAssociatedWith → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Bronze Age → associatedWith → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoans
Crete → knownFor → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Crete → historicalPeriod → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bronze Age Minoan civilization
Mycenaean civilization → follows → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Ancient Mediterranean world → hasPart → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Aegean Bronze Age → majorCulture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Heraklion → heritage → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Epimenides of Crete → countryOfOrigin → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Crete
Phaistos → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Malia → civilization → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Malia → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan
Malia → materialCulture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan pottery
Knossos → civilization → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Knossos → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan
Knossos → wasPoliticalCenterOf → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan Crete
Knossos → wasEconomicCenterOf → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan trade network
Zakros → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Zakros → connectedTo → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan trade networks
Zakros → hasFind → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan pottery
Zakros → archaeologicalPeriod → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middle Minoan
Classical Greek architecture → influencedBy → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan architecture
Deucalion (son of Minos) → memberOfDynasty → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan royal house
Labyrinth → culturalOrigin → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan Crete
Arthur Evans → fieldOfWork → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Arthur Evans → described → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Linear A → usedBy → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Linear A → associatedCulture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan culture
Cretan hieroglyphs → usedIn → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Talos → associatedWith → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan Crete
Akrotiri (Thera) → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Gournia → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Cycladic culture → contemporaneousWith → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Helladic culture → influencedBy → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Sinclair Hood → notableWork → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Minoans
Sinclair Hood → studies → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Kydonia → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Thera eruption → associatedWithCulture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Bull-leaping fresco → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Snake Goddess figurines → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Snake Goddess figurines → associatedWith → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bronze Age Crete
Snake Goddess figurines → foundAt → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan palaces
Protopalatial period → partOf → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Protopalatial period → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan culture
Thera frescoes → culture → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Archaeological Museum of Chania → focusesOn → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Phylakopi → showsInfluenceFrom → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Kato Zakros → timePeriodOfMainArchaeology → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Ίδη → hasSignificance → Minoan civilization ⓘ
Idaean Cave → hasPeriodOfUse → Minoan civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minoan period