The correct answer is D) women played a key role in society.
Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations shared all of the following characteristics except, women played a key role in society.
Both important civilizations shared a lot of characteristics such as they expertise navigating the Mediterranean Sea, trading with other cities of the region, the knowledge of agriculture, modern cities, and a taxation model for trading. But the thing that was not common between the two was that women played a key role in society.