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Minoans
Mycenaeans
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Falla
100
Odysses
Who is the hero of the Trojan War, who came up with the Trojan Horse idea--The Odyssey was written describing his journey home to his wife.
100
Minos
Who is the person that the Minoans are named after?
100
Agamemnon
What is King of Mycenae. He led the Greeks during the Trojan War
100
The island South of Greece
What is Crete
100
Mycenaean's learned ship building from this group
What is Minoans
200
Achilles
Who is the hero of the Trojan War whose story is told in the Illiad?
200
tribute
What is an obligated gift or payment
200
Lion gate
What is part of Mycenae's ruins, oldest monumental sculpture in Europe
200
Capital of Crete
What is Knossus
200
Give two examples of the Dark Age
forgot how to write no trade no record keeping
300
Homer
Who is the bard who wrote about the Trojan War?
300
Helenes
Who are the Greeks who rebuilt their civilization following the dark age?
300
cyclops
What is the race of one eyed giants called?
300
Body of water to the West of Greece
What is Mediterranean Sea
300
where does the saying beware of "greeks bearing gifts" come from?
What is Trojan Horse
400
Schliemann
Who is the archaeologist who excavated the ruins of Troy?
400
Dorians
What is the group which invaded the Mycenaeans and conquered them with their iron swords?
400
Ariadne
Who is the Princess who helped Theseus through the labyrinth?
400
Body of Water to the East of Greece
What is Aegean Sea
400
Where does the saying "the face that launched a 1000 ships" come from
What is Helen--trojan war
500
civil war
What is a war fought between citizens of the same country?
500
Ionia
What is the island region in the Aegean including coastal Asia Minor called? Settled by the Mycenaeans after the Dorians destroyed their cililization.
500
Aegeus
Who is the Aegean Sea named after?
500
Coastal town on Asia Minor that the Mycenaean attacked
What is Troy
500
What does "hubris" mean?
What is "extreme pride"