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The Minoans

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Minoan civilisation rediscovered?

a)

20th century

b)

21st century

c)

19th century

2.

Who were the Minoans named after?

a)

The mythical king Minos

b)

King Midas

c)

Minoa

3.

The Minoans were an ancient civilisation of the Bronze Age.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Where did the Minoans build their settlements?

a)

On islands in the Aegean sea

b)

On islands in the Mediterranean sea

c)

On islands in the South China sea

5.

They lived around

a)

4000 years ago

b)

5000 years ago

c)

6000 years ago

6.

Do we know a lot about the Minoan civilisation?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

There is concrete evidence of Minoan civilisation found on

a)

Karpathos

b)

Athens

c)

Crete

8.

The Minoans were not seafarers.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Where was the Minoan civilisation's capital?

a)

Athens

b)

Knossos

c)

Santorini

10.

They traded with (choose 4 answers)

a)

Egyptians

b)

The civilisations on mainland Greece

c)

The societies of the Levant

d)

The people of Anatolia

e)

The British Empire

11.

What destroyed the Minoan civilisation?

a)

War

b)

Natural disasters

c)

Diseases

12.

Who took over the Minoan civilisation?

a)

The Mycenaeans

b)

The Spartans

c)

The Athenians

13.

Men and women possessed similar rights and roles in the Minoan civilisation.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Could women become leaders in the Minoan civilisation?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What was the most significant deity in the Minoan culture?

a)

A goat god

b)

A snake goddess

c)

A snake god