Geography of Greece
This is the name of the Sea that is east of the Greek mainland and the Peloponnesus
The Aegean Sea
This is the name of the great inventor who tried to fly out of the labyrinth
Daedalus
What type of metal did the Minoans use?
bronze
The Mycenaean civilization was located on
the Greek mainland
Who is the goddess of love? and who is she married to?
Aphrodite, Hephaestus
This is the name of the narrow straight the the Persians needed to cross (from modern-day Turkey to Europe).
The Hellespont
This is the name of the person who flew too close to the sun causing the wax on his wings to melt and he died as a result
Icarus
The Minoans, due to their central location, used the sea to travel and ________ with place like Egypt and Mesopotamia.
trade
The Mycenaeans conquored
the Minoans
Who is the goddess of the hunt and the twin sister of Apollo?
Artemis
This is the name of the peninsula in the south of the Greek mainland
The Peloponnesus
This is the name of the Greek Hero who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
The Minoans were famous for building these, maze-like structures
palaces
It is possible that is as easier for the Mycenaeans to conquer the Minoans due to this volcanic eruption
Santorini
Who is the god of music and poetry and made Daphne turn into a laurel tree?
Apollo
This is the name of the island where the Minoans lived
Crete
Due to insulting Aphrodite, Queen Pasiphae fell in love and had a child with a _____ (color and animal)
White Bull
We know a little bit about Minoans culture because we can read, __________, the Mycenaean written language and the Mycenaean wrote about the Minoans.
Linear "B"
The Mycenaeans respected and admired the Minoan_____ and so much of their art, architecture and religion was similar to the Minoans
culture
Who is the mischievous messenger god?
Hermes
This is the name of the main city of the Minoans
Knossos
What King built the labyrinth to keep his hideous "son" away from people and to punish his wife and Daedalus? What do we call his son (his real name is Asterion)
Minos and Minotaur
The Minoans had these on their palace walls and by looking at them we learn a about how the Minoans dressed, what activities they did and how women and men were relatively equal in the society (or at least that is what it looks like)
murals
The Mycenaeans downfall may have been caused by these people (whether they invaded or whether they lived in Mycenae and revolt is still disputed)
The Dorians
Who is the god of the Underworld?
Hades