WorksheetsGeography, Minoans, and Mycenaeans
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The mainland of Greece is a (a) (a piece of land nearly surrounded on all sides by water)
Check all of the bodies of water that border Greece
Aegean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ancient Greece's climate was...
cool and dry
hot and dry
Check all of the reasons Greeks were isolated from each other
Rocky terrain made it difficult to travel from region to region
Greece is made up of over 1,000 islands
They all spoke difference languages
Historians trace the origins of Greek civilization to (a) , a mountainous island about 150 miles off the coast of mainland Greece
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
One of the Minoans' strengths was that they were expert (a) .
Check all of the statements that accurately describe the Minoans
They built the great palace at Knossos
Minoan religion was polytheistic
Mysteries surround the end of the Minoans
There are many myths about the Minoans, including the myth of King Minos and the and his labyrinth
Around 1450 BC, the (a) conquered the Minoans, taking their treasure, land, people, and palaces.
Extensive trade and wars made Mycenaean kings rich
True
False
Check all of the theories about why Mycenaean civilization declined
Natural disasters caused shortages that turned cities against one another
Mycenaean cities were invaded by the mysterious Sea Peoples
A plague spread through Mycenaean cities
