The Minoan Civilization, based on the island of Crete, is largely acknowledged as having three major periods of civilization. They are the Early Minoan, Middle Minoan, and Late Minoan Periods. First "discovered" by Arthur Evans, it is my understanding the styles of pottery differentiate between the periods of civilization.
Our economical system is built after the winners win and losers lose out. But the answer is Capitalism. Hope this helps.
The population increased as soldiers were returning home
Protects human rights. The rights of the people