Minoan Crete – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/minoan-crete
Around 1900 B.C., during the Middle Minoan period, Minoan civilization on Crete reached its apogee with the establishment of centers, called palaces, that concentrated political and economic power, as well as artistic activity, and may have served as centers for the redistribution of agricultural commodities.
Cretan exports consisted of timber, foodstuffs, cloth, and, most likely, olive oil
