ocr: farming contributed to the material basis of Minoan culture: a rich agricultural economy ofcereals, olives, vines and herds. After the Neolithic period came the prepalatial Bronze Age, or Early Bronze Age, lasting from about 3000 to 1930 - B.C. Int the prepalatial period three trends helped to create the social conditions needed for the establishment of the palaces. The first trend was the establishment of closely knit agricultural settlements. The excavation of several prepalatial settlements shows that early Bronze Age villages were quite dense. Many of the closely packed houses shared walls ...
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