Early Greek History

5 Written Questions

1. Maze; complicated network of winding passages
2. c. 3000-1400 BC;
   Time when Minoan Civilization was at it height
3. Pottery;
   Frescoes (e.g., boxers, fishing boy, bulljumpers);
   Early writing (not translated);
   Architecture (multi-storied buildings);
   Trade and shipbuilding;
   Sanitation (plumbing, bathrooms)
4. Ancient name of Santorini;
   Probably destroyed by volcano (c. 1700 BC)
5. Plato (c.400 BC) says civilization destroyed by natural disaster;
   Probably based on destruction of Thera

5 Matching Questions

1. Minoan Trade
2. Frescoe
3. Myth
4. The Odyssey
5. Polytheism

1. a Painting on wet plaster
2. b Homer's second epic poem, telling of the 10-year journey home of Odysseus after the Trojan War
3. c All over Aegean region and eastern Mediterranean;
   Probably as far as Egypt;
   Maybe as far as Britain
4. d Belief in many gods
5. e A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes;
   Sometimes partly based real events

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Homer's epic poem probably based on the Trojan War
   1. The Iliad
   2. Thera
   3. The Odyssey
   4. Trade
2. 1) Tsunami from Thera?
   2) Earthquakes
   3) Mycenaean Invasion
   1. Minoan Trade
   2. Minoan Age
   3. Monarchy
   4. Downfall Causes
3. Olive oil;
   Wine;
   Pottery
   1. Common Trade Items
   2. Crete
   3. Minoan Age
   4. Minoan Trade
4. Giant creature that King Minos imprisoned in an underground labyrinth. Half human and half bull.
   1. Minoan Trade
   2. Monarchy
   3. Minotaur
   4. Minoan Age
5. Located on Crete;
   c. 3000-1400 BC;
   Named for mythological King Minos
   1. Minoan Age
   2. Minoan Achievements
   3. Minoan Civilization
   4. Minoan Trade

5 True/False Questions

1. Santorini → Maze; complicated network of winding passages

   True        False

2. Monarchy → A government ruled by a hereditary king or queen

   True        False

3. Bronze Age → c. 3000-1400 BC;
   Time when Minoan Civilization was at it height

   True        False

4. Trade → Large Aegean island;
   Home of Minoan Civilization

   True        False

5. Crete → Exchanging, buying and/or selling products

   True        False