The Minoan civilization of Bronze Age Crete was Europe's first great maritime culture, renowned for its magnificent palaces, advanced engineering, and extensive trade networks. Its decline was not caused by a single event but by a combination of the Thera volcanic eruption, earthquakes, trade disruption, and the growing influence of the Mycenaean Greeks. Although the civilization disappeared as an independent power, its cultural legacy survived and helped shape the foundations of later Greek civilization.
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