MINOAN CIVILIZATION

When did the minoans live?

• From 2700 to 1100 BCE

• From 1100 to 600 BCE

• From 3000 to 600 BCE

Sir Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist who found the first Minoan ruins and named them after the mythological King ............ and his Minotaur.

Archaeologists have found concrete evidence of Minoan civilization only on Crete and a nearby cluster of islands originally called Thera, now known as .....................

• Quios

• Cyprus

• Santorini

Crete is, by far, the most significant of the two areas because the majority of surviving Minoan artifacts have been found at large sites like ................, which archaeologists believe was the capital of Minoan civilization.

• Knossos

• Phaistos

• Pompeii

Some of the people the Minoans traded and interacted with were.....................

• the Egyptians

• the civilizations on mainland Greece

• the societies of the Levant

• all of the above

Their homeland islands were hit by several disasters, including ......................

• a massive volcanic eruption

• a tsunami

• the conquest by their neighbors on mainland Greece, the Mycenaeans

• all of the above

TRUE OR FALSE: One unique aspect of the Minoan world was that women held similar positions to men and were frequently depicted in positions of authority.

• T

• F

The Minoan economy seemed to be based around ............

• agriculture

• warfare

• commerce

The Pax Minoica (Minoan Peace): Why is it believed that there was little to no conflict in Minoan civilization until they came face to face with the Mycenaeans on mainland Greece?

• Artwork, which depicts numerous aspects of life, has no indication that warfare existed.

• Although archaeologists found some fortifications and watchtowers, such buildings do not indicate actual warfare.

• both answers are correct

The Minoan civilization is called a ..................., or a political state that relies on its navy to guarantee population safety and unite different regions of the same culture.

• thalassocracy

• tellurocracy

• both are correct