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Minoans
Mycenaeans
Homeric Society
Dark Ages
Archaeology
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The Minoan civilization was discovered by this archaeologist. 
Who is Sir Arthur Evans?


100

Written language of the Mycenaeans 

Linear B


100
Term used to refer to the center of a person's existence; also means "household"
What is Oikos?
100

The period of time, around 800 BCE, characterized by a revival in Greek culture and society.


What is the Greek Renaissance?

100
The archaeologist who believed the legend of Troy was fact.
Who is Heinrich Schliemann?
200

Many figurines of this woman were discovered in houses and small shrines in the palaces; many representations of this lead to the conclusion that Minoans were polytheistic. 


Who is the "Snake Goddess"?

200

Mycenaean "beehive" tombs created for elite

What is Tholos?

200
Title given to the council of elders which assisted the basileus
What is boule?
200
Mycenaean town discovered in 1981 that became the largest source of information on the Dark Ages
What is Leftkandi?
200
The script believed to be the first Greek language
What is Linear B?
300

One of the many famous relics that remain undeciphered to this day, believed to be an early form of pictograms reminiscent of Egyptian hieroglyphics. 

What is the "Phaestos Disk"?

300

Central room of a fortess palace

What is Megaron?

300
Besides being modest and chaste, women were expected to have what in order to marry
What is Kleros (land)?
300

Two linguistic groups which people settled into

What are the Dorians and Ionians?


300
This palace is said to have held King Minos' labyrinth and the fabled minotaur
What is the palace at Knossos?
400

One of the most popular sports in Minoan society and a motif in Minoan art---interpreted as a depiction of a ritual performed in connection with a certain animal. 

What is bull-jumping OR bull-leaping?
400

Cause or Mycenaean downfall

Dorian/The Sea people

400
Xenia (bond of friendship) included which two traits
What is hospitality and protection?
400

The Dark Age era begins with a catastrophic event: the loss of this script, as a result of the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, after suffering a combination of destruction and abandonment.



What is Linear B?
400
The burial ground where the mask of Agamemnon was discovered
What is Grave Circle A?
500
Aside from King Minos (whom said archaeoligst named the civilization after), the Palace of Knossos was said to also be home to this famous king notorious for his "touch". 
Who is King Midas?
500

Mycenaean borrowed many ideas from the Minoans but did not copy this

Building cities

500
The norms and values of the Homeric Society can be used to describe the society of which era?
What is the late Dark Age (c.750BCE)?
500

Although the Dark Ages saw destruction, it eventually allowed for the rise of this political structure in 5th c. BCE Athens.

What is democracy?
500
The rocky land mass whose topography forced its inhabitants to explore the seas in search of resources
What is Peloponnesus?