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WorksheetsMinoan civilization
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Worksheet time: 16mins
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands, flourishing from c. 3000 ____ to c.
BC
BCE
AD
ADE
When did it end ???
1100 BC
1100 BCE
3000 BCE
3000 BC
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
When did it end ???
1100 BC
1100 BCE
3000 BCE
3000 BC
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
The myth of the Minotaur crosses paths with science on the ancient isle of Crete. What did the myth actually help explain to the ancient people of Crete?
Earthquakes
Missing people
Fall of Kings
How to complete mazes
Who is pictured here?
Daedalus
the Minotaur
Icarus
King Minos
Icarus fell to his death because ...
He was afraid to fly too high.
He refused to listen to his father and flew too low and drowned in the sea.
He refused to listen to his father and the flew to high towards the sun and plunged to his death.
None of these, it was the minotaur who grew wings and flew too high. That's where "Red Bull" comes from.
Minoan religion was...
Theistic
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Agnostic
The Minoan civilization is believed to have declined due to (multiple answers)
natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tidal waves
the Trojan War
the minotaur
an invasion by people from mainland Greece
Who were considered to be EXPERT sailors?
Mycenaeans
Odysseus and his crew
Minoans
Tyrants
Who is believed to have created the labyrinth beneath his palace?
Homer
Odysseus
King Alkinoos
King Minos
