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Minoans Trade in the Mediterranean

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The seafaring people known as the Minoans lived on the island of....

a)

Crete

b)

Rhodes

c)

Thera

d)

Samos

2.

The Minoan people lived on a large island on the southern edge of the ___ .

a)

Black Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

3.

Which items did the Minoan people trade with other peoples? Multiple answers apply.

a)

pottery

b)

swords

c)

figurines

d)

precious metals

e)

timber

4.

Which of the following did the Minoan people NOT export to other cultures?

a)

papyrus

b)

unique architecture

c)

burial customs

d)

religious rituals

5.

When did archaeologists excavate Knossos, the capital city of the Minoan people?

a)

late 19th and early 20th centuries

b)

two centuries ago

c)

500 years ago

d)

since 1972

6.

The evidence that the Minoans were a peaceful people is based on the fact that no fortifications have been found.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

According to Greek legend, the minotaur was a ___ monster.

a)

half-human, half-bull

b)

half-human, half-horse

c)

half-bull, half-bird

d)

half-human, half-goat

8.

Where did the legendary Minotaur live?

a)

in the labyrinth

b)

in the palace of Knossos

c)

on the island of Delos

d)

in the mountains of Crete

9.

Based on Minoan wall paintings, official seals, and vases, the Minoan people enjoyed which of the following sports... (multiple answers apply)

a)

baseball

b)

bull leaping

c)

wrestling

d)

boxing

e)

curling

10.

Minoan artworks depict women in religious ceremonies and priestesses aided by male assistants.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

According to "Bull Leapers of Knossos," what were the reasons for the dangerous activity called bull leaping? Multiple answers apply.

a)

for sport

b)

as a fun activity

c)

an initiation for young warriors

d)

a religious ritual

12.

In addition to sacrificing bulls and other animals, the Minoans sacrificed human beings, too.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Which is NOT a theory about how the Minoan civilization finally ended?

a)

A plague wiped out the population.

b)

A natural disaster.

c)

Overpopulation of the island

d)

It was overrun by invaders.

14.

What Minoan activity is taking place in the image?

a)

bull leaping

b)

bull fighting

c)

bull sacrifice

d)

bull dancing

15.

Who was the legendary king of Crete?

a)

King Minos

b)

King Agammenon

c)

King Akhenaton

d)

King Midas