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Let's say that the Minioans recover from th Thera erruption and continue expanding. They eventually expand to cover the entire Mediterranean with trading posts. Then, a king comes along and manages to unite a large portion of the colonies into an empire.
Some evidence of Minoan factories exists. Could the Minoan Empire make the leap into an industrialized society? If so how long would it take?