Minoans

The Minoans lived on the island of _________.

• Athens

• Crete

• Sparta

The city of ____________, discovered by Arthur Evans, was considered the center of the Minoan civilization.

• Athens

• Corinth

• Knossos

Which civilization's city of 10,000 people was Knossos?

• Minoans

• Mycenaeans

Which event happened first chronologically (in order)?

• The Mycenaean civilization collapsed.

• The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans.

• The Minoans lived and flourished on the island of Crete.

The Minoans were a(n) …

• group of people who lived on the island of Crete.

• type of Greek animal.

• elite military group.

• ancient musical clan.

A Bronze Age civilization that established on the land of Crete was called the ______ civilization.

• Knossos

• Mycenaean

• Minoan

• Athenian

What do people believe happened to the Minoans

• Destroyed by a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera

• Sank due to a curse

• Alien abduction

• Attacked by pirates

Answer explanation

A very large volcano and is believed to have destroyed the Minoan civilization

What animal was revered and celebrated by the Minoans?

• Donkey

• Goat

• Bull

• Horse

Around 1450 BC, the ______________ conquered the Minoans, taking their treasure, land, people, and palaces.

Knossos was...?

• A religious temple.

• The largest palace and/or capital city on Crete.

• The Greek term for house.

• A fishing village on Crete.