How did the trade-based economy of the Minoans of Crete differ from agriculturally oriented civilizations?
What will be an ideal response?
Because the island of Crete lacked the natural resources, presence in a river valley, and arable land necessary for an agriculturally based economy, Minoans developed a trade-based economy driven by ships sailing the Mediterranean. By trading olive oil, pottery, gemstones and manufactured goods throughout the Mediterranean region, they developed a monopoly on trade and established a very powerful civilization, writing in Linear A, and connections with multiple civilizations. This differed significantly from the self-sustaining agricultural communities that developed trade later, as well as from the maritime nature of Minoan civilization.
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