WorksheetsTroy - Homer, Hittites, Archaeology
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
How did the Greeks gain favourable winds to sail to Troy?
sacrificed Agamemnon's daughter to Poseidon
sacrificed Agamemnon's daughter to Artemis
the god Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds
the god Aeolus gave Agamemnon a bag of winds
What happened to Agamemnon when he returned home?
killed by his wife and her lover
killed by his wife and lover
killed by his son
celebrated with a feast
What were Bronze Age Mycenaean burial practices?
burned on a pyre
buried in a shaft tomb with gold masks and other high-status grave goods
buried in huge chamber tombs with high status grave goods
bodies were eaten by the family to take in the ancestors' wisdom
sky burial: bodies were left out to be eaten by animals and birds
Which are features of chariots in the 'Iliad'?
4-spoked wheels
8-spoked wheels
2 horses
4 horses
bronze tires
From where do we have evidence of tower shields such as Ajax is supposed to carry?
the Iliad
Minoan frescoes on Thera
Mycenaean frescoes at Pylos
frescos found at Hisarlik
Which of these names have parallels in the Hittite documents?
Ilios
Troy
Agamemnon
Achaeans
Alexandros
The Tawagalawa letter describes a war between which two peoples over Wilusa?
Hittites and Trojans
Hittites and Wilusans
Hittites and Ahhiyawans
Wilusans and Ahhiyawans
Trojans and Ahhiyawans
In the Tawagalawa letter, the king of the Hittites tells the king of Ahhiyawa to do what?
stop his brother supporting a Hittite rebel
stop supporting a Hittite rebel
stop attacking Wilusa
stop attacking Hattusa
What could be shown by the Mycenaean sword from the Assuwan revolt dedicated as spoils of war at Hattusa?
the Mycenaeans traded with the Assuwans
the Mycenaeans fought in the Assuwan revolt
the Mycenaeans supplied weapons to the Assuwan revolt
the Mycenaeans helped the Hittites in the Assuwan revolt
Which king of Wilusa did the Hittite kings put back in power?
Alaksandu
Piyama-radu
Walmu
Tudhaliya
What did Dörpfeld discover during his excavations at Hisarlik?
a huge wall and watch-tower
large houses and a palace
objects imported from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Mycenae, and Cyprus
'Priam's treasure'
subdivided houses
By what was Troy VIh destroyed?
an earthquake
the gods
a war with the Hittites
a war with the Sea Peoples
a war with the Mycenaeans
How can an earthquake be linked to the Trojan Horse?
Poseidon is the god of earthquakes and horses
The Trojan Horse trick could just be a metaphor for an earthquake
Zeus is the god of earthquakes and trickery
Earthquake were believed to be caused by the Horses of Heaven stamping their hooves
