Minoan Crete Mega Quiz Part 1

True or false? Crete was heavily fortified because of its vulnerability as an island.

WHICH OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW CAN BE PROVEN?

WHOSE ROLE INVOLVED ADMINISTERING, ASSIGNING, REGULATING AND SUPERVISING?

What was the name of the marine mollusk used to create purple dyes?

WHAT IS THE MYCENAEAN WORD FOR KING?

T or F? WE HAVE ABUNDANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE ROLE OF PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSES.

Who proposed that Crete had a hierarchical political structure with Knossos at the top?

When was the catastrophe that led to the destruction and abandonment of the palaces?

WHAT IS THE MOST RECENT INTERPRETATION OF THE CHIEFTAIN CUP?

CLAY SEALS WERE:

On what system did Evans base his dating system of Minoan chronology?

TRUE OR FALSE? THE MINOANS INVENTED COINAGE.

Which fresco did Evans use as evidence for his theory of the Minoan ruler as a priest-king?

WHAT DO LINEAR B TABLETS REVEAL ABOUT THE ROLE OF WOMEN?

MINOAN BUILDING PRACTICES WERE:

WHICH GROUP OF SOCIETY DOES KOEHL BELIEVE IS DEPICTED IN THE CAMP STOOL FRESCO?

When were the palaces constructed?

NAME A FOREIGN CIVILIZATION WHERE MINOAN POTTERY HAS BEEN FOUND.

Which of the following are natural resources of Crete? Select more than one answer.

What is the largest plain of Crete?

HOW WERE MINOAN WORKERS PAID?

True or False? Agia Triada was a palatial site.

TRUE OR FALSE? IT CAN BE PROVED THAT CRETE WAS A THALASSOCRACY.

TRUE OR FALSE? THE EGYPTIAN WALL PAINTINGS DEPICT THE MINOANS AS TRIBUTE BEARERS.

TRUE OR FALSE? ALL THE PALACES HAD STORAGE MAGAZINES.

NAME A MORE RECENT HISTORIAN WHO BELIEVES THE RULER OF CRETE WAS A MALE?

True or false? There are depictions of what appear to be priests on seal stones.

The climate of Crete is:

TRUE OR FALSE? THERE ARE MANY REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN SHOWN WITH CHILDREN.

TRUE OR FALSE? MINOAN CRETE HAD A ‘COMMAND ECONOMY’.

True or false? A thalassocracy is a land based empire.

In what sea is the island of Crete located?

TRUE OR FALSE? WE HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIONS OF ORDINARY THAN WE DO OF ELITE WOMEN.

Which of the following was NOT an animal hunted in Crete?

True or false? Minoan Crete was occupied from the Neolithic era.

During what age was the Minoan Civilisation at its height?

WHEN WAS THE FIRST MINOAN SHIPWRECK DISCOVERED?

TRUE OR FALSE? ZAKROS' MAIN ROLE WAS ALSO INTERNAL TRADE AND COMMUNICATION.

TRUE OR FALSE? CRAFTSWORKERS WERE GENERALLY MALE AND WORKED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.

TRUE OR FALSE? THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT MINOAN CRETE WAS A STRATIFIED SOCIETY.

TRUE OR FALSE? MINOAN CULTURAL INFLUENCE IS EVIDENT IN EGYPTIAN FRESCOES.

Which palace was the second largest?

Which of the following were economic functions of the palace?

TRUE OR FALSE? MASONS, CARPENTERS AND METAL WORKERS ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF CRAFTSPEOPLE IN MC.

Who discovered Knossos?

THE HARVESTER’S VASE IS MOSTLY EVIDENCE FOR WHICH INDUSTRY?

Name the civilisation who occupied Crete after the Minoans.

True or false? One of the nearby civilisations was Egypt.

TRUE OR FALSE? GOURNIA'S MAIN ECONOMIC ROLE WAS WITH REGARDS TO INTERNAL TRADE & COMMUNICATION?

T or F? HAMILAKIS AND SCHOEP SUPPORT THE PROPOSITION OF A HIERARCHICAL POLITICAL STRUCTURE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE FRESCOES BELIEVED TO DEPICT ELITE WOMEN?

In what year was Knossos discovered?

Which of the following is NOT one of the mountains or mountain ranges in Crete?

Who discovered the town of Phaestos?