Minoans & Mycenaeans

Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?

• They did not have telephones
• Mountains and Water
• communication was easy
• most people had horses

What are the names of the Major bodies of water around Greece?

• Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes
• Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
• Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
• LAke Michiganand Superior

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on 3 sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

What word describes the land of the Greek peninsula?

• rocky and mountainous
• flat
• underwater
• rolling

The Minoans lived on 

• Crete
• Peloponnesus
• Myceans
• Balkan Peninsula

What crops can be grown in Greece?

• olives, grapes
• wheat, barley
• corn, oats, potatoes
• olives, grapes, wheat and barley

How did the Minoans get their wealth?

• With the help of aliens
• With the help of Ancient Egyptians
• Through Trade
• Through warfare 

What civilization conquered the Minoans in 1400 B.C?

• Trojans
• Spartans
• Pericles
• Mycenaeans

Because Greece is covered by mountains, they ______________.

• have little farmland
• invented skiing and other alpine sports
• were able to visit surrounding towns often
• travel was easy

Two of the earliest Greek civilizations were the _______________ and _____________.

• Knossos and Mediterraneans
• Athenians and Minoans
• Minoans and Mycenaeans
• Mycenaeans and Phoenicians