anchor: The first palatial structures at Knosses, and other great cities such as Phaistes and Malia, were erected around 2000 b.c., but these were destroyed by an earthquake 300 years later.
positive: An earthquake eventually destroyed the first palatial structures at Knosses, Phaistes, and Malia.
negative: The ancient palatial structures at Knosses, Phaistes, and Malia are still standing today.