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Minoan and mycenaean civilization

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Minoans lived in

a)

Crete

b)

Myceans

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Balkan Peninsula

2.
How did the Minoans get their wealth?
a)
With the help of aliens
b)
With the help of Ancient Egyptians
c)
Through Trade
d)
Through warfare 
3.
Two of the earliest Greek civilizations were the _______________ and _____________.
a)
Knossos and Mediterraneans
b)
Athenians and Minoans
c)
Minoans and Mycenaeans
d)
Mycenaeans and Phoenicians
4.
The Minoan civilization was located on _______________.
a)
Athens
b)
Santorini
c)
Crete
d)
Rhodes
5.
________________ may have led to the end of the Minoan Civilization.
a)
The minotaur
b)
The Trojan War
c)
An earthquake
d)
A volcanic eruption
6.
The first people to speak Greek, and therefore be considered Greek were the ______________________.
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaeans 
c)
Athenians
d)
Trojans
7.
The Greek word for city-states is ______________.
a)
acropolis
b)
democracy
c)
polis
d)
agora
8.

How did the Minoans grow to be so wealthy?

a)

Through gold mines on the island of Crete

b)

Through silk production

c)

Through trade across the Mediterranean

9.
What are the names of the Major bodies of water around Greece?
a)
Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes
b)
Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
d)
LAke Michiganand Superior
10.

Knossos was

a)

A religious temple on Peloponnesus

b)

the largest palace on Crete

c)

Mr. Monaghan's house

d)

a fishing village on Crete

11.
True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

The earliest civilization in Europe was ?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaen

c)

Trojans

d)

Spartans

13.

What were the Mycenaeans most known for?

a)

Their wealth

b)

Their trading

c)

Their architecture

d)

Their warfare

14.

The Mycenaeans became powerful by:

a)

trading with their neighbors.

b)

fighting with their neighbors (and among themselves).

c)

building things for their neighbors.

d)

Stealing technologies from their neighbors.

15.

Our name for the Minoan language is called:

a)

Linear

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

an alphabet

d)

Phonetic

16.
Which civilization was located on the mainland of Greece?
a)
Minoan
b)
Mycenaeans
17.
What was the name of the language created by the Minoans?
a)
Linear A
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Linear B
d)
Parseltongue