The Minoans grew and prospered by...

creating a network of sea trade.

The ancient Mycenaeans built...

hilltop fortresses for protection.

The Mycenaean culture was located...

the Peloponnesus (Greek peninsula).

The Trojan War finally ended when the wise Odysseus...

crafted the "tricky" Trojan Horse."

The tale that led to the discovery of the Minoan civilization...

the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.

The Mycenaeans were able to grow powerful by...

conquering the surrounding neighbors.

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Early Aegean - Minoans and Mycenaeans

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Aegean civilizations in ancient history.

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1
The Minoans grew and prospered by...
creating a military partnership with Egypt.
farming fertile valleys of Crete.
conquering their neighbors.
creating a network of sea trade.
2
After the death of Achilles, the Trojans were victorious and defeated the Mycenaean Greeks.
False
True
3
Ancient, early-Greek, Minoan structures and artifacts were discovered by the archaeologist...
Howard Carter (1922).
Sir Arthur Evans (1894).
Heinz Doofenshmirtz (2012).
Heinrich Schliemann (1870).
4
The ancient Mycenaeans built...
concrete homes to avoid getting destroyed by volcano-induced tsunamis.
the lost city of Troy.
hilltop fortresses for protection.
sea trade networks peacefully.
5
Artifacts and structures from Mycenaean culture-and perhaps even Troy-were discovered by...
Howard Carter (1922).
Sir Arthur Evans (1894).
Heinrich Schliemann (1870).
Heinz Doofenshmirtz (2012).
6
The Mycenaean culture was located...
on the island of Crete.
the island of Thera.
Asia Minor.
the Peloponnesus (Greek peninsula).
7
The Trojan War finally ended when the wise Odysseus...
defeated Hector and led the Greeks to victory.
crafted the "tricky" Trojan Horse."
convinced Priam to surrender.
used 21st century technology to bomb Troy.
8
The tale that led to the discovery of the Minoan civilization...
the epic story The Iliad
the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
the myth of Perseus and the Gorgons.
the Myth of Achilles and the Labyrinth.
9
The Minoan culture was located on...
the island of Thera.
Asia Minor.
the island of Crete.
the Peloponnesus.
10
The Mycenaeans were able to grow powerful by...
farming the fertile valleys of Greece.
creating a military partnership with Egypt.
conquering the surrounding neighbors.
creating a peaceful trade network.
11
This Mycenaean gold mask was once (mistakingly) believed to belong to Mycenae's tyrant king named...
Agamemnon.
Menelaus.
Priam.
Minos.
12
The story that revealed more about the Mycenaean culture was...
the myth of Perseus and the Gorgons.
the epic The Iliad
the myth of Achilles and the Labyrinth.
the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
13
The greatest of Greece's mythical heroes, ________, had one very important weakness-his heel.
Odysseus
Hector
Achilles
Theseus
14
The epic story about Achilles and Odysseus, Helen and Hector, was written by...
Homer.
Agamemnon.
Achilles.
Theseus.
Arthur Evans
Howard Carter

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