Crete

Article summary

Crete ( ) is the largest and most populous island of Greece, the 89th largest island in the world, and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete is located approximately south of the Peloponnese, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete covers 260 km from west to east but is narrow from north to south, spanning three degrees of longitude but only half a degree of latitude. Crete and its surrounding islands and islets form the Region of Crete ( ), which is the southernmost of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, located on the island's north shore. , the region had a population of 624,408. The Dodecanese are located to the northeast of Crete, while the Cyclades are situated to the north, separated by the Sea of Crete. Crete was the centre of Europe's first advanced civilization, the Minoans, from 2700 to 1420 BCE. The Minoan civilisation was overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from mainland Greece.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1545 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1886 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of establishment: 1830 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of establishment: 1840-07-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. population: 144,422 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1545". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1886". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of establishment is "1830". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of establishment is "1840-07-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the population is "144,422 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378206477