Minoans and Mycenaeans

Which event happened first chronologically (in order)?

• The Mycenaean civilization collapsed.

• The Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans.

• The Minoans lived and flourished on the island of Crete.

The Minoans lived on the island of _________.

• Athens

• Crete

• Sparta

The city of ____________, discovered by Arthur Evans, was considered the center of the Minoan civilization.

• Athens

• Corinth

• Knossos

King Minos had this built under his palace where a half human, half bull lived.

• a labyrinth

• a cellar

• a cave

Half human, half bull

• Pegasus

• the Kraken

• the Minotaur

Why are the Mycenaeans often know as the "First Greeks"?

• They were the first known civilization in Greece.

• They were the first civilization thought to speak Greek.

• Archaeologists have determined that they were the first to live in Greece.

The largest city of the Mycenaeans was _________

• Mycenae

• Knossos

• Athens

The Mycenaeans thought that they were the best warriors in the world.

• true

• false

What is the best reason the Mycenaeans built their homes at the top of hills?

• They could see best from there.

• Their homes would not flood there.

• They could better defend themselves from there.

Because they were very proud of their military heroes, the time period when the Mycenaeans were in charge is called ________.

• the Heroic Age

• The Dark Age

• the Enlightenment