GREECE TEST 1

2. List two reasons as to why the first few years of Greek life were difficult.

• learning a new language and how to fight was very challenging
• learning how to sail the seas, and growing strange new crops (grapes and olives) was very challenging
• learning a new religion and how to travel around the mountainous terrain was a problem
• the stormy weather and snowy winters posed a problem

18. Why did King Minos have a labyrinth built at Knossos?

• for Bull dancing
• to house the Minotaur
• it was used as a prison for criminals
• for storage

4. What does the word ¨Minotaur¨ mean, and what was the ¨labyrinth¨ at Knossos?

• Cretan god, and the labyrinth was a puzzle that had to be solved
• the bull of Minos, and the labyrinth was the palace itself
• King Minos, and the labyrinth was the island of Crete
• Theseus, and the labyrinth was the house of King Aegeus

14. What was the west coast of Asia Minor called, and what developed on that coast?

• Greece, trading routes
• Ionia, Greek colonies
• Crete, bull dancing schools
• Sparta, training areas for warriors

10. What was the reason that many experts give for the Greeks attacking Troy?

• they hated Asia Minor
• they wanted to control Crete
• they wanted to control entrance to the Black Sea, and whoever controlled Troy can charge a tax or toll to any ship that wanted passage to the Black Sea
• because Zeus commanded them to

1. Who colonized Greece?

• the Egyptians
• the Mesopotamians
• people from Asia Minor
• the people from the Indus River Valley

23. How did the Aegean Sea get its name?

• It was named after King Aegeus once he committed suicide by diving into it
• by King Minos
• by the Minotaur
• by Ariadne

9. What did the Greeks sell that made them very rich?

• Goat cheese
• fish
• cattle
• wine, and more importantly olive oil

19. How did Ariadne help Theseus?

• convincing him not to fight the Minotaur
• by smuggling him off the island
• by providing him with a magic ball of yarn that would lead to the Minotaur
• by killing Minos before he could kill Theseus

11. What happened to the Greeks after they returned home from Troy?

• they had to fight for their lives as the Dorians were invading
• they had a huge celebration
• they had to go fight the Cretans almost immediately
• they had to take care of their farms and families