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MINOAN AND MYCENEAN

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 5hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cretans were great ______ .

a)

warriors

b)

seafarers

c)

farmers

d)

artist

2.

The first civilization that was formed in Crete is called "Minoan", derived from the famous king of the land,________.

a)

Thannos

b)

Minoa

c)

Minos

d)

Minho

3.

It is said that the ______ and Greek Peninsula are the cradles of Western civilization.

a)

Athens

b)

Crete

c)

Peloponnese

d)

troy

4.

It is a beast that has the head of a bull and the body of a human.

a)

Minotaur

b)

Minutaor

c)

Minhotuur

d)

Minataur

5.

The Minoans showed the art of painting in two media- in ______ and pottery.

a)

dancing

b)

rituals

c)

frescoes

d)

sculpting

6.

This civilization was called "rich in gold" in The Iliad by Homer.

a)

Minoan Civilization

b)

Mycenean Civilization

c)

Minuan Civilization

d)

Mycenaean Civilization

7.

Who is believed as the god of the Mycenaeans?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Minotaur

c)

Zeus

d)

Hera

8.

He is the most famous king of the Mycenaean civilization.

a)

Achilles

b)

Paris

c)

Hector

d)

Agamemnon

9.

The city of troy fell into the hands of the Mycenaeans in a battle which was given life by Homer in the _______.

a)

Odyssey

b)

Iliad

c)

Illiad

10.

It is system of writing of the Mycenaeans.

a)

Linear A

b)

Linear B

c)

Linear C

d)

Linear D.

11.

The Mycenaeans invaded Knossos and replaced the Minoans as the king of commerce in the _________________.

a)

Black Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

12.

The Mycenaeans invaded Knossos and replaced the Minoans as the king of commerce in the _________________.

a)

Black Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

13.

What was the Mycenaean capital?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Mycenae

d)

Crete

14.

The Minotaur was...

a)

half-man and half-dolphin

b)

half-bird and half man

c)

half-horse and half-man

d)

half-bull and half-man

15.

How did the Minoans get their wealth?

a)

With the help of aliens

b)

With the help of Ancient Egyptians

c)

Through Trade

d)

Through warfare

16.

What animal was revered and celebrated by the Minoans?

a)

Donkey

b)

Goat

c)

Bull

d)

Horse

17.
Which invading civilization conquered the Minoans?
a)
Trojans
b)
Spartans
c)
Pericles
d)
Mycenaeans
18.

The earliest civilization in Europe was ?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaen

c)

Trojans

d)

Spartans

19.

Knossos was...?

a)

A religious temple.

b)

The largest palace on Crete.

c)

The Greece term for house.

d)

A fishing village on Crete.

20.

Crete was the first great _____?

a)

Trading center

b)

Palace for Zeus

c)

Civilization

d)

Warboat

21.

The Minoans lived in

a)

Crete

b)

Myceans

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Balkan Peninsula

22.
How did the Minoans get their wealth?
a)
With the help of aliens
b)
With the help of Ancient Egyptians
c)
Through Trade
d)
Through warfare 
23.
Two of the earliest Greek civilizations were the _______________ and _____________.
a)
Knossos and Mediterraneans
b)
Athenians and Minoans
c)
Minoans and Mycenaeans
d)
Mycenaeans and Phoenicians
24.
The Minoan civilization was located on _______________.
a)
Athens
b)
Santorini
c)
Crete
d)
Rhodes
25.
________________ may have led to the end of the Minoan Civilization.
a)
The minotaur
b)
The Trojan War
c)
An earthquake
d)
A volcanic eruption
26.
The first people to speak Greek, and therefore be considered Greek were the ______________________.
a)
Minoans
b)
Mycenaeans 
c)
Athenians
d)
Trojans
27.
The Greek word for city-states is ______________.
a)
acropolis
b)
democracy
c)
polis
d)
agora
28.

How did the Minoans grow to be so wealthy?

a)

Through gold mines on the island of Crete

b)

Through silk production

c)

Through trade across the Mediterranean

29.
What are the names of the Major bodies of water around Greece?
a)
Adriatic Sea and Sea of Cortes
b)
Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
d)
LAke Michiganand Superior
30.

Knossos was

a)

A religious temple on Peloponnesus

b)

the largest palace on Crete

c)

Mr. Monaghan's house

d)

a fishing village on Crete

31.
True or False?  
The ancient Greeks were excellent sailors.
a)
True
b)
False
32.

The earliest civilization in Europe was ?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaen

c)

Trojans

d)

Spartans

33.

What were the Mycenaeans most known for?

a)

Their wealth

b)

Their trading

c)

Their architecture

d)

Their warfare

34.

The Mycenaeans became powerful by:

a)

trading with their neighbors.

b)

fighting with their neighbors (and among themselves).

c)

building things for their neighbors.

d)

Stealing technologies from their neighbors.

35.

Our name for the Minoan language is called:

a)

Linear

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

an alphabet

d)

Phonetic

36.
Which civilization was located on the mainland of Greece?
a)
Minoan
b)
Mycenaeans
37.
What was the name of the language created by the Minoans?
a)
Linear A
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Linear B
d)
Parseltongue
38.

Which event happened first chronologically (in order)?

a)

The Mycenaean civilization collapsed.

b)

The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans.

c)

The Minoans lived and flourished on the island of Crete.

39.

The Minoans lived on the island of _________.

a)

Athens

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

40.

The city of ____________, discovered by Arthur Evans, was considered the center of the Minoan civilization.

a)

Athens

b)

Corinth

c)

Knossos

41.

Half human, half bull

a)

Pegasus

b)

the Kraken

c)

the Minotaur

42.

King Minos had this built under his palace where a half human, half bull lived.

a)

a labyrinth

b)

a cellar

c)

a cave

43.

Why are the Mycenaeans often know as the "First Greeks"?

a)

They were the first known civilization in Greece.

b)

They were the first civilization thought to speak Greek.

c)

Archaeologists have determined that they were the first to live in Greece.

44.

The largest city of the Mycenaeans was _________

a)

Mycenae

b)

Knossos

c)

Athens

45.

The Mycenaeans thought that they were the best warriors in the world.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

What is the best reason the Mycenaeans built their homes at the top of hills?

a)

They could see best from there.

b)

Their homes would not flood there.

c)

They could better defend themselves from there.

47.

Which civilization's city of 10,000 people was Knossos?

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

48.

Which civilization? Mainland Greece

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

49.

Which civilization? King Minos

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

50.

Which civilization? Strong navy and trade agreements with other parts of Greece.

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

51.

Which civilization? Crete

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

52.

Which civilization? "best" warriors

a)

Minoans

b)

Mycenaeans

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