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Minoan civilization and evidence of its abrupt end. They thought that the Minoans had been overthrown by the invasion of a powerful
enemy, the Mycenaeans from mainland Greece, but they could not explain why the Minoans, with their large fleet, should be taken by surprise before they could protect their cities,
around which there were no signs of defensive walls; nor could they explain why the invaders left the capital, Knossos, intact, yet destroyed all the other cities.

28. It seems that the early archaeologists

1. 
   had been investigating the Minoan
   

civilization for many years prior to their discovery

2. 
   first traced the Minoan civilization through objects found in Greece, Egypt and Anatolia
   
3. 
   were unable to prove their theory as to how the Minoan civilization disappeared
   
4. 
   did not find the other Minoan cities as interesting as Knossos
   

29. The odd point about the archaeologists' theory was that

1. 
   all archaeologists since have disagreed with it
   
2. 
   the Minoan cities had obviously been well- protected against invasion
   
3. 
   there was no information found to show that the Mycenaeans had invaded the Minoan
   

civilization

4. 
   despite the destruction of all the other cities, the capital was untouched
   

30. It is stated in the passage that

1. 
   the Minoans had the strongest fleet of the time
   
2. 
   the Mycenaeans were constantly at war with the Minoans
   
3. 
   each Minoan city had its own independent ruler
   
4. 
   Minoan influence spread beyond Crete
   

Variant 108

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