What effect did trade have on the Minoan civilization?

Perhaps the most important trade role the Minoans played was the transfer of ideas and technology from Egypt and Southwest Asia to the budding civilizations of Europe. In their dealings with the civilziations of the Near East, the Minoans also picked up technologies that they took home with them.

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companies sell stock to their businesses grow and become "public"

observing traffic laws in exchange for driving on the highway.