Minoan culture vs Minoan civilization

Minoan culture and Minoan civilization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Minoan culture	Yes	No	No	No
Minoan civilization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Minoan culture and Minoan civilization are synonyms defined as:

Minoan culture and Minoan civilization: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC

Other synonyms of Minoan culture include Minoan civilisation.

Minoan culture (noun)	Minoan civilization (noun)
the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC	the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC