How did the minoan people become wealthy?

They prospered through trade. The sea was dangerous to their wealth and survival. The Minoans were involved in the tin trade, dangerous in the Bronze Age. Tin, alloyed with copper which may have come from Cyprus, was used to make bronze. They dealt in saffron reaped from a kind of crocus.

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you didn't list the options. however, a few communist countries today are: the people's republic of china, north korea, and cuba.