ocr: arrangements imply that the Minoan social hierarchy was accompanied by little division or conflict. The combination of hierarchy and harmonious relations is a key to under- standing the success of Minoan civilization. The second zone of economic and social organization is the dependent, or controlled, territory beyond the town. It cannot be proved that there was a formal territory for each palace, but the locations of three palaces suggest natural territories for them: northern central Crete for Knossos, southern central Crete and the Mesara plain for Phaistos and the Bay of Mallia and perhaps ...
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