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The history of ancient Greece is one of the oldest fields of academic research in history. The story of European civilization really begins on the island of Crete, with a civilization that probably thought of itself as Asian (in fact, Crete is closer to Asia than it is to Europe).
The Minoan people were traders, developing the most advanced navy that had ever been seen. All of this concentrated mercantile activity produced great wealth, which went into massive building projects, art, and technological development.
The Minoan palaces were centers of international trade. From the artifacts left behind, we know that they traded with other cultures of the eastern Mediterranean, such as Egypt. Knossos on Crete, one of the most important civilizations in Greek history, was probably the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan culture. However, a series of earthquakes may have helped to spell the doom of Minoan civilization.
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