Well im not from your university so i dont know how you classify civilizations there, but the Minoan civilization is Pelasgian (pre-Greek) and not Greek. It's just a coincidence that Crete is part of today's Greece.
Anyway...
The minoan civilization was ruled by king Minos, hence "Minoan" civilization, "Mino-taur" etc.. They just had a lot of female deities and they respected women a lot. Most high priests were supposed to be female. Actually i havent heared of any male high priest but this doesnt mean they didnt...