The time around 600 B.C. is called the "Dark Age" because

people forgot how to read and write

Which of the following is an example of how geographic features affected the ancient Greeks?

They lived in isolated villages.

Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?

Navigation by the sun and stars

Homer's great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey...

reveal much about the values of ancient Greeks.

Under the Greek definition of "citizen," who qualified for citizenship?

free native-born men who owned land

The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because

The island inhabitants were mostly peaceful.

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The Early Greeks: Ancient Aegean

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A review of early Greek civilizations; the Ancient Aegean.

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1
Name one factor that started the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization.
Thousands left the mainland to settle on islands.
The people forgot their written language.
Earthquakes
The Trojan War
2
The time around 600 B.C. is called the "Dark Age" because
people forgot how to make candles
there was a terrible plague
people forgot how to read and write
there was a great famine
3
As far as one can tell, the most sacred animal in ancient Crete was
The Bull
The Snake
The Duck
The Lion
4
Which of the following is an example of how geographic features affected the ancient Greeks?
They got milk and cheese from goats.
They formed a democratic government.
They lived in isolated villages.
They bartered with people from other cultures.
5
What is the name of the landform on which Greece is situated?
plateau
isthmus
peninsula
delta
6
Which of these did the Mycenaeans learn from the Minoans?
Navigation by the sun and stars
Making iron tools
Pottery Making
Winemaking
7
The Minoans made their living as
traders
weavers
farmers
soldiers
8
Ancient Greeks made their living raising
Rabbits
Horses
Cattle
Sheep
9
The ______________ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Phoenician
Dorian
Mycenaean
Minoan
10
Greek city-states were run by their
Politicians
Soldiers
Kings
Citizens
11
Homer's great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey...
were lost when the Dorians invaded from the North.
are completely factual.
reveal much about the values of ancient Greeks.
were written down and read by all Mycenaeans.
12
The Mycenaeans came to Greece from
Central Asia
China
India
Western Europe
13
Under the Greek definition of "citizen," who qualified for citizenship?
wealthy women who owned land
free native-born men who owned land
foreign-born men with land
freed slaves who owned land
14
The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because
Who knows? Historians everywhere are scratching their heads.
The island inhabitants were mostly peaceful.
the Minoans thought of themselves as invincible
Crete ruled the Aegean

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