Minoans
The name of the island the Minoans lived on.
Crete
The name of their writing system.
Linear B
Total control by a single ruler.
Absolute power
Cimmerians were these kinds of people, who often moved around from place to place.
Nomads
The Scythians spoke this language.
Iranian
The Minoan fresco depicted this aquatic mammal.
Dolphin
The name of Homer's epic poem based on Mycenaean civilization. (Black Ships of Troy is based on the original)
The Iliad
An Aristocracy is a form of government where this group of people are in power.
Wealthy or noble citizens
Known for their battle tactics, the Cimmerians were experts at this on horseback.
Archery (horseback archery)
The type of bows used by the Scythians for hunting and warfare.
Composite bows
The name of the script the Minoans used to read and write.
Linear A
The reason the Mycenaeans chose hilltop cities.
It gave them natural defenses
The name of the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean civlization.
Greek Dark Ages
This group eventually replaced the Cimmerians.
The Scythians
The name given to their burial mounds.
Kurgan
The most famous palace built during the Minoan civilization.
Knossos
The approximate amount of time the civilization survived.
500 years
Early cultures of Mesoamerica like the Olmec and Chavín had religions centered around this animal.
Jaguar
Disappeared from history after this century.
7th
The Scythians controlled major routes through Greece, Central Asia and ________.
Persia
The year the Minoan civilization ended.
1400 BC
The Civilization likely ended due to what natural disaster.
Earthquake
The name of the system where only the first-born son inherits everything.
Primogeniture
Survived for this many centuries.
3
The Scythians faded as a power after facing pressure from this group.
Sarmatians