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100
Name 2 crops.
Wheat, barley, chickpeas, grapes, figs, olives, poppyseeds
100
Where were the farms located?
Villages far from the palace, outside Knossos
100
Name 2 methods that the Minoans used in farming.
Mediterranean polyculture Tools - plows Irrigation
100
Name 2 examples of secondary crops from Minoan culture.
Olives and grapes
200
What were the 3 types of writing?
Linear A, Linear B, Hieroglypic
200
On what objects was Minoan writing found?
Sides of storage vessels Phaistos disk clay disks
200
How did they write?
Sharp objects - bronze, sharp rocks/flint, bone
200
What was the famous disk with writing called?
Phaistos Disk
300
What were the palaces that the Minoans built like? Describe in 3 ways.
Big, confusing, and elaborate
300
Where was the most famous building built?
Knossos
300
When did Minoans start building palaces?
2000 BCE
300
The palace was built to sustain ______.
Earthquakes
400
Who could be bull leapers?
Young men and women
400
Where did they bull leap?
Courtyards Arenas
400
How did the bull leapers leap on to the bulls?
Jumped on to the moving bull from the ground or platform
400
Why do archaeologists think that the Minoans leaped on bulls?
Religious reasons
500
What system of government did the Minoans have?
Monarchy
500
Where was the center of the government?
Knossos
500
Why did king have to keep noblemen happy?
So they would not turn against him / take his power away
500
Who did the writing?
Scribes