Characteristics of Civilizations
This is how the Minoans gained much of their wealth.
What is trade?
The two earliest cultural groups to develop in Greece.
Who are the Minoans and the Mycenaeans?
The island of Minoan civilization.
What is the island of Crete?
Two animals that are similar is size were raised in Mediterranean agriculture.
What are sheep and goats?
He is the archaeologist known for "discovering" Minoan culture.
Who is Arthur Evans?
What do archeologists call the written language of the Minoans?
What is Linear A?
The Minoan culture is named after this ruler.
Who is King Minos?
This is the name of the capital city of the Minoans.
What is Knossos?
This was a sacred animal in the Minoan Culture.
What is the bull?
Famous writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
This language of the Mycenaeans has been deciphered.
What is Linear B?
Two purposes of Minoan and Mycenaean palaces.
What are religious rituals and storing food?
The first civilization on the mainland of Greece.
What is Mycenaean?
What mythical monster lived in a labyrinth built by King Minos?
What is the Minotaur?
Along with Arthur Evans, he was a pioneer in the study of the Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age
Who is Heinrich Schliemann?
A key example of monumental architecture that also illustrates social stratification in Mycenaean civilization.
What are the palatial complexes?
Having access to copper and tin for metallurgy was particularly important to the Mycenaeans to make these items.
What are bronze weapons?
This is the largest city of the Mycenaeans.
What is Mycenae?
These foods grown by Minoans were also processed to make additional products.
What are grapes and olives?
The phases of Minoan culture are divided based on this material culture type.
What is pottery?
A gold funeral mask discovered at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae reflecting social stratification.
What is the Mask of Agamemnon
The Minoan culture flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE. What archaeological period does this correspond to?
What is the Bronze Age?
The nearby area of modern Turkey is known by this name.
What is Anatolia?
Winemaking was likely introduced to the Minoans through trade connections with this ancient civilization.
What is Egypt?
American classicist best known for extensive investigations that eventually led to the decipherment of Linear B
Who is Alice Kober?