Minoan civilization

Minoan Civilization

Period	Bronze Age Europe
Dates	circa 3,650 BCE-circa 1,450 BCE
Major sites	Knossos

Minoan Civilization

3650-3000 BC	Prepalatial
2900-2300 BC
2300-2160 BC
2160-1900 BC
1900-1800 BC	Protopalatial (old palace period)
1800-1700 BC
1700-1640 BC	Neopalatial (new palace period)
1640-1600 BC
1600-1480 BC
1480-1425 BC
1425-1390 BC	Postpalatial (At Knossos, Final palace period)
1390-1370 BC
1370-1340 BC
1340-1190 BC
1190-1170 BC
1100 BC	Subminoan

        The minoans were arguably Europe's first great civilization. They originated on the island of Crete around 3000 B.C. and flourished there from 2000 B.C to 1400 B.C. Archaeologists now mark the period between 3000 B.C. and 2000 B.C. as the Early  Period of Minoan Civilization. The Middle Period of Minoan Civilization lasted from around 2000 B.C. to 1700 B.C. The period between 1450 and 100 B.C. has been labeled the  sub-minoan, a long period of decline that culimated with the end of Minoan culture in 1050 B.C.