Minoans Trade in the Mediterranean

The seafaring people known as the Minoans lived on the island of....

• Crete

• Rhodes

• Thera

• Samos

The Minoan people lived on a large island on the southern edge of the ___ .

• Black Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ionian Sea

Which items did the Minoan people trade with other peoples? Multiple answers apply.

• pottery

• swords

• figurines

• precious metals

• timber

Which of the following did the Minoan people NOT export to other cultures?

• papyrus

• unique architecture

• burial customs

• religious rituals

When did archaeologists excavate Knossos, the capital city of the Minoan people?

• late 19th and early 20th centuries

• two centuries ago

• 500 years ago

• since 1972

The evidence that the Minoans were a peaceful people is based on the fact that no fortifications have been found.

• true

• false

According to Greek legend, the minotaur was a ___ monster.

• half-human, half-bull

• half-human, half-horse

• half-bull, half-bird

• half-human, half-goat

Where did the legendary Minotaur live?

• in the labyrinth

• in the palace of Knossos

• on the island of Delos

• in the mountains of Crete

Based on Minoan wall paintings, official seals, and vases, the Minoan people enjoyed which of the following sports... (multiple answers apply)

• baseball

• bull leaping

• wrestling

• boxing

• curling

Minoan artworks depict women in religious ceremonies and priestesses aided by male assistants.

• true

• false