Located beneath the Minoan palace at Knossos, this maze was where the fearsome Minotaur was kept.
What is the labyrinth?
100
This hero is best known for slaying a half-man, half-bull monster.
Who is Theseus?
100
The Mycenaeans lived on this land formation--bet you can't say it five times fast!
What is the Peloponnesian Peninsula?
100
Made watercolor paintings on "fresh" plaster.
What is both?
100
A high quality adult beverage made from grapes.
What is a fine wine?
200
Featuring a central fireplace, or hearth, this was the most important room in a fortress-palace.
What is a megaron?
200
A volcanic eruption and a series of tidal waves that damaged Crete have led some archaeologists to believe that the Minoan civilization was actually this "lost" civilization.
What is Atlantis?
200
This city, located in Asia Minor on the coast of the Aegean Sea, was the site of a 10-year war.
What is Troy?
200
Worshiped a snake goddess, possibly known as the Great Mother Goddess.
What are Minoans?
200
Agamemnon's crown and jewelry.
What is the king's bling?
300
This fortress-palace structure includes an animal that represents the "warrior culture" of the Mycenaeans.
What is the Lion Gate of Mycenae?
300
The island of Crete provided an ample supply of this natural resource--useful to seafaring Minoans in building their navy and merchant ships.
What is timber?
300
Minoans did not build walls around their palaces, instead they relied on the mountainous geography of this Aegean island.
What is Crete?
300
Used the sea and their naval fleet as protection from outsiders.
Who are Minoans?
300
A sluggish animal that you could easily leap over because it has eaten too much grain.
What is a full bull?
400
This symbol, a common theme in Minoan art, was associated with both the palace at Knossos and the Great Mother Goddess.
What is the double axe?
400
Dorian invaders armed with weapons made of this metal, stronger than bronze, were a major factor in the downfall of Mycenaean civilization.
What is iron?
400
The geography of the Aegean world was ideal for growing this crop, an important crop for both the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
What is olive oil?
400
Used a form of writing that has been deciphered by archaeologists.
Who are Mycenaeans (Linear B)?
400
A large stockpile of bladed weapons in Grave Circle A.
What is a sword hoard?
500
An amateur German archaeologist discovered this artifact during an 1870s excavation of Grave Circle A, believing it to represent a Mycenaean king.
What is the "Mask of Agamemnon"?
500
Hers was "the face that launched a thousand ships" against Troy.
Who is Helen?
500
Geography had a big influence on Minoan art, as seen in their pottery and in large wall paintings done in this style.
What is fresco?
500
Knossos was an important location.
What is both? (The Mycenaeans used Knossos as a palace after their took over Crete)
500
A clever scheme involving an Anatolian city and a large wooden horse.