civilisation vs Minoan culture

Minoan culture vs civilisation

civilisation and Minoan culture both are nouns.

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

As nouns, Minoan culture is a hyponym of civilisation; that is, Minoan culture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than civilisation:

civilisation: a particular society at a particular time and place
Minoan culture: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC

Other hyponyms of civilisation include Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture, Helladic civilisation, Helladic civilization, Helladic culture, Indus civilization, Minoan civilisation, Minoan civilization, Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culture, Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture, Western civilization, Western culture, Czechness, Japaneseness.

civilisation (noun)	Minoan culture (noun)
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste	the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
a particular society at a particular time and place
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

Difference between civilisation and Minoan culture

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