Greece: Minoan, Mycenaean and Trojan War

The Minoans lived in

• Crete

• Myceans

• Peloponnesus

• Balkan Peninsula

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

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

________________ may have led to the end of the Minoan Civilization.

• The minotaur
• The Trojan War
• An earthquake
• A volcanic eruption

How did the Minoans grow to be so wealthy?

• Through gold mines on the island of Crete

• Through silk production

• Through trade across the Mediterranean

Knossos was

• A religious temple on Peloponnesus

• the city with the largest palace on Crete

• Mr. Monaghan's house

• a fishing village on Crete

True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.

• True
• False

The earliest civilization in Europe was ?

• Minoans

• Mycenaen

• Trojans

• Spartans

Which civilization was located on the mainland of Greece?

• Minoan
• Mycenaeans

Who wrote about the Mycenaeans attack on Troy 500 years after?

• A blind Greek poet named Homer

• A historian named Herodotus

• A Persian king named Cyrus

• A Greek philosopher named Socrates

What TWO poems were written about the Trojan War? Click 2

• Iliad

• Aeneid

• Hesiod

• Odyssey

• Aethiopica