Minoan civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bronze Age civilization
gptkbp:archaeologicallyExcavatedBy gptkb:Arthur_Evans
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:Phaistos_Disc
gptkb:bull-leaping_fresco
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dragon
cathedral
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Knossos
gptkbp:collapsed gptkb:Mycenaean_invasion
gptkb:Thera_eruption
gptkbp:discoveredIn 19th century
gptkbp:economy trade
gptkbp:economyIncluded agriculture
maritime trade
craft production
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 3000–1100 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minoan civilization
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mycenaean_civilization
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Egyptian_civilization
Near Eastern civilizations
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:Linear_A_script
advanced plumbing
palace complexes
gptkbp:language gptkb:Minoan_language
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Crete
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Knossos
gptkb:Malia
gptkb:Phaistos
gptkb:Zakros
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:King_Minos
gptkbp:notableFor absence of fortifications
elaborate religious rituals
labyrinth myth
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Dolphin_fresco
gptkb:Prince_of_the_Lilies_fresco
gptkb:Snake_Goddess_figurines
gptkbp:potteryStyle gptkb:Kamares_ware
Marine style
gptkbp:religion polytheistic
gptkbp:socialStructure palace-centered
gptkbp:style naturalistic
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Anatolia
gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Knossos
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:deer
Hindu mythology
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Cretan_hieroglyphs
gptkb:Linear_A
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:frescoes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4