Minoan civilization

The Minoan civilization was a civilization on Crete named 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. Their religion worshipped mostly goddesses. 

Their civilization was later replaced by the Mycenaean culture.

 Architecture 

Cretans built palaces during their architecture era, from 2000 BC to 1450 BC. The Cretans might have gotten the money to create their palaces from working for the Egyptians.

Most of the palaces that Cretans built are very large. They were used as many things: government centers, storerooms, stores, and administrative offices. A non-royal palace had many small rooms with cooler places to sit, because Crete got very hot in the summer. 

The royal palace was very different. Everyone had toilets, baths, and running water. The king's and queen's palace was very fancy.

The architecture era was ended by a great fire.

Further reading

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/history/minoans.htm 
http://photo.pds.org:5005/student/article?id=ar028740
Minoan civilization -Academic Kids

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