Minoans
Mycenae
Myths/Poetry
Problems
Hodge Podge
100
Non - military,trading society on an island in the Aegean Sea, referred to by Plato as Atlantis, also the location of the founding of this language,
What is the Minoans in Crete, Linear A & B
100
This German archaeologist excavated Mycenae in this year
Who is Heinrich Scliemann in 1870
100
I tied a string to get out of a labyrinth and killed the Minotaur
Who is Theseus in the Myth of the Minotaur
100
these two reasons caused Greeks to become traders
What is 1. land wasonly 18% arable(able to produce crops) & 2. surrounded by mountains
100
Greeks are also called this
What is hellenes
200
he excavated Crete in this year
Sir Arthur Evans, 1880
200
We know that the Mycenaeans were this type of culture due to what was found in their graves
What is warrior culture (weapons found in their graves), also a "walled city"
200
I was a blind man whor wrote this poem, the longest in history consisting of 16000 lines which was written about this war
What is Homer's Illiad, the trojan war
200
1100 B.C to 750 b.c
What is the dark age
200
In these pieces of art, men are depicted in this color while women are depicted in this color
What is 1. frescoes, 2. red, 3. white
300
the height of Minoan civilization
When is 2000-1450 B.C.E
300
I was the king during the Trojan War
Who is Agamemnon
300
The kings wife had relations with a bull and thus this creature was created
What is the minotaur
300
during the dark age these three necessary factors to a civilization declined
What is 1. literacy, 2. food, 3. population
300
the ancestors of Sparta
What is the Dorians
400
300 rooms with air flowing throughout and running water
What is the palace at Knossos
400
these three were the most common crops of ancient greece
What is grapes olive oil and grain
400
This greek hero was dipped in the river of immortality although his heel never touched
Who is Achillies
400
this metal was used from 3000 to 1200 b.c, and due to its cost efficiency,strength, and abundance this metal took its place
What is 1. bronze, 2. iron(1100 b.c)
400
the meaning of democracy
What is demos=people, krateia=power ( power to the people)
500
legend has it that a tsunami/earthquake destroyed Crete in this year, however the Greeks entered in this year, and took over in this year.
When is 1400 B.C, 1900 b.c, 1500 b.c
500
I was the brother of Helen and king of Sparta
Who is Menelaus
500
This greek hero traveled 20 years to reach his wife penelope in this poem.
Who is Ulysses or Odysseus in the Odyssey
500
due to the scarcity of resources, this happened
What is Greeks migrated to islands in the Aegean and built cities northwest in Asia Minor----Greece became scattered poleis
500
This man sent jews back from babylon, built a second temple, and roads from the capital throughout the kingdom.
Who is Cyrus the great
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