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WorksheetsMINOAN CIVILIZATION
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
When did the minoans live?
From 2700 to 1100 BCE
From 1100 to 600 BCE
From 3000 to 600 BCE
Sir Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist who found the first Minoan ruins and named them after the mythological King (a) and his Minotaur.
Archaeologists have found concrete evidence of Minoan civilization only on Crete and a nearby cluster of islands originally called Thera, now known as .....................
Quios
Cyprus
Santorini
Crete is, by far, the most significant of the two areas because the majority of surviving Minoan artifacts have been found at large sites like ................, which archaeologists believe was the capital of Minoan civilization.
Knossos
Phaistos
Pompeii
Some of the people the Minoans traded and interacted with were.....................
the Egyptians
the civilizations on mainland Greece
the societies of the Levant
all of the above
Their homeland islands were hit by several disasters, including ......................
a massive volcanic eruption
a tsunami
the conquest by their neighbors on mainland Greece, the Mycenaeans
all of the above
TRUE OR FALSE: One unique aspect of the Minoan world was that women held similar positions to men and were frequently depicted in positions of authority.
T
F
The Minoan economy seemed to be based around ............
agriculture
warfare
commerce
The Pax Minoica (Minoan Peace): Why is it believed that there was little to no conflict in Minoan civilization until they came face to face with the Mycenaeans on mainland Greece?
Artwork, which depicts numerous aspects of life, has no indication that warfare existed.
Although archaeologists found some fortifications and watchtowers, such buildings do not indicate actual warfare.
both answers are correct
The Minoan civilization is called a ..................., or a political state that relies on its navy to guarantee population safety and unite different regions of the same culture.
thalassocracy
tellurocracy
both are correct
The first known written script for the Minoans was something called...
the Cretan hieroglyphs.
Linear B
cuneiform system
Evidence shows that the chief Minoan deity was the famous.................
This deity seems to symbolize domesticity, the household, motherhood, and potentially healing and mastery over nature and animals.
Athens
Snake Goddess
Ariadne
.................... clearly held some significance among the Minoans as it was a popular subject for frescoes, pottery, and even scenes inscribed upon pieces of jewelry.
Bullfighting
Bull-leaping
Bull sacrifice
