Trivia: What event presaged the end of the Minoan civilization on Crete?
Lelantine War
Volcanic explosion
Leprosy epidemic
Extreme drought
The correct answer is Volcanic explosion
So why is this answer correct? : Formed on the island of Crete at the end of the third millennium BCE, the Minoan people were the first great European civilization in recorded history. However, a volcanic eruption on the island of Santorini around 1500 CE destroyed one Minoan city and battered Crete with tsunamis. This eruption likely weakened the Minoans enough to be vulnerable to attacks from mainland Greece. Archeologists estimate that within 50 years, the civilization was gone.