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WorksheetsThe Minoans
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Minoan civilization thrived on which islands?
a)
Crete and Thera
b)
Sicily and Cyprus
c)
Iceland and Greenland
d)
Staten and Prince Edward
2.
What was the name of the writing created by the Minoans?
a)
Linear A
b)
Cursive
c)
Linear B
d)
Cuneiform
3.
What animal was revered and celebrated by the Minoans?
a)
donkey
b)
goat
c)
bull
d)
horse
4.
What is the name of the legendary king of the Minoans?
a)
Knossos
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Minos
5.
What do we call the paintings on wet plaster walls, found in Minoan palaces?
a)
Water colors
b)
Pastels
c)
Frescoes
d)
Labrys
6.
This is evidence that the Minoans were not fearful of attack:
a)
Their palaces were built on hills
b)
Their palaces were built near harbors
c)
Their palaces lacked defensive walls
d)
Their palaces had paved streets
7.
Frescoes on the walls of Minoan palaces seem to indicate that
a)
Men were more important than women
b)
Women were more important than men
c)
Men and women were of equal social status
d)
Only boys participated in bull leaping
8.
The fact that Crete is called the "stepping stone to the continents" made it a perfect...
a)
place to irrigate
b)
place to grow grain
c)
ancient trading hub
d)
place to travel to by foot
9.
Identify the main Minoan export:
a)
Copper
b)
Gold
c)
Tin
d)
Olive Oil
10.
Which invading civilization conquered the Minoans?
a)
Trojans
b)
Spartans
c)
Pericles
d)
Mycenaeans
11.
Identify the archaeologist who uncovered the ancient Minoan civilization, and gave it its name:
a)
Sir Arthur Evans
b)
Heinrich Schliemann
c)
C. Lenard Woolley
d)
Howard Carter
12.
Identify the important palace city discovered on the north shore of Crete
a)
Akrotiri
b)
Thebes
c)
Rhodes
d)
Knossos
13.
Identify this artifact
a)
The Holy Grail
b)
The Phaistos Disc
c)
The Rosetta Stone
d)
The Code of Hammurabi
14.
In 2014, the Phaistos disc was mostly deciphered. What does decipher mean?
a)
To repair
b)
To protect
c)
To find
d)
To figure out
15.
What are these Minoan artifacts called?
a)
Sealstones
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Frescoes
d)
Pithos
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