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Minoan Culture and the Mycenaeans. On the island of Crete between 2000 and 1700 B.C. the Minoans developed the first civilization to arise in Europe. It began as an imitation of Egyptian culture. However, it took on a flavor all its own. Minoan civilization was first unearthed by Sir Arthur Evans in the early 1900s.
Phoenicians. 1  One of a people of ancient Phoenicia.They were merchants, traders, and colonizers who probably arrived from the Persian Gulf c. 3000 BC. 2  The Phoenicians were one of the greatest traders of their time and owe a great deal to their prosperities to trade.