A Dark Age/The Hellenes - Chapter 7 Lesson 1

​A Dark Age/The Hellenes Chapter 7 Lesson 1

Word Cloud

Write 1-2 words that come to mind when you hear the words Dark Age.

Multiple Choice

Who conquered the Minoan Civilization around 1500 BCE?

• the Spartans

• the Athenians

• the Mycenaeans

• the Persians

Multiple Choice

While the Myceneans were very different from the Minoans, which of the following did they borrow from the Minoans?

• Art

• Writing System

• Government

• All of these are correct.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the Mycenaeans?

• They were artisans.

• They were merchants.

• They were warriors.

• They were farmers.

Multiple Choice

Why couldn't the Mycenaeans defend themselves against the Dorians?

• They Mycenaeans had a weak military.

• The Dorians launched surprise attacks on the Mycenaeans.

• The bronze weapons used by the Mycenaeans weren't strong enough to defeat the Dorians who used iron weapons.

• The Mycenaeans preferred to handle conflicts in a peaceful manner.

Multiple Choice

What happened during the Dark Age of ancient Greece?

• Cities were abandoned.

• Literacy disappeared.

• Trade stopped.

• All of these are correct.

Multiple Choice

Why do we have little information about Greece during the Dark Age?

• All of the written records were destroyed.

• The written records were hidden and never found.

• The Dorians didn't leave behind any written records or material goods.

• Historians couldn't figure out the written meanings of the symbols used by the Dorians.

Multiple Select

Which factor(s) started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization? Select all that apply.

• the Trojan War
• famine

• earthquakes

• war

Fill in the Blanks

This group of people Greek speaking people invaded the Mycenaean civilization.

Multiple Choice

What was the time in Greek history when trade slowed and people were poor and fled from the mainland?

• Trouble Times

• Age of Uncertainty

• Dark Age

• Era of Poverty

Multiple Choice

What positive development occurred in Greece when Dorian warriors invaded the mainland?

• They discovered new shipping routes.

• New methods of farming were introduced.

• New alphabet was accepted into use.

• They learned how to make weapons and tools. 

Fill in the Blanks

The Dorians became a powerful civilization because their weapons were made of:

Multiple Choice

When the population grew around 750 BCE, the Hellenes

• brought back new ideas, crafts, and skills

• needed more weapons, so they enslaved the Dorians to produce them

• needed more money, so they made coins to become rich.

• needed more jobs, so they went to school to learn new trades.

Dropdown

As trade increased, a new for a system of

Select answer

developed.

Drag and Drop

The Greeks adopted a/an

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from the ​

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who sailed from the Mediterranean coast.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

alphabet

Phoenicians

money system

Persians

Dropdown

People of ancient Greece wrote down the tales that had been told to them by

Select answer

​ ​ .​

Match

Match the following

• 300 years of low food production and social interaction

• Adopted from Phoenician traders, used at first for trade records

• Name used by Greeks after they returned home around 750 BCE

• Group that brought iron skills and weapons to the Balkan Peninsula

Dark Ages

The Greek Alphabet

Hellenes

Dorians

• Dark Ages

• The Greek Alphabet

• Hellenes

• Dorians

Match

Match the correct cause to its effect.

• What was the effect of groups of warring people coming into the Mediterranean region?

• What was the effect of the Dorians invading the and taking control of the region?

• What was the effect of thousands of people fleeing the Greek mainland?

The Mycenaean crumbled.

The Dark Age came about.

People settled on the Aegean Islands.

• The Mycenaean crumbled.

• The Dark Age came about.

• People settled on the Aegean Islands.

Draw

Draw a picture of something you learned from today's lesson.