Quiz  /  Minoans and Mycenaeans

  • 1. 
    Where did the Minoans primarily live?

  • Island of Crete
  • Macedonia
  • Peloponnese
  • Thrace

  • 2. 
    What was the name of the capital city of the Minoans?

  • Knossos
  • Sparta
  • Corinth
  • Athens

  • 3. 
    Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?

  • Because they started the Olympic games
  • Because they were the first to speak the Greek language
  • Because they believe in the Greek gods
  • Because they lived near Mount Olympus

  • 4. 
    What mythical monster lived in a labyrinth built by King Minos?

  • Minotaur
  • Cerberus
  • Chimer
  • Cyclops

  • 5. 
    What do archeologists call the written language of the Minoans?

  • Linear A
  • Minoanese
  • Ancient Greek
  • Hieroglyphics

  • 6. 
    What was the largest city of the Mycenaeans?

  • Mycenae
  • Sparta
  • Knossos
  • Athens

  • 7. 
    What natural disaster do historians think may have weakened the Minoan civilization?

  • Earthquake
  • Flood
  • Hurricane
  • Meteor strike

  • 8. 
    True or False: When the Mycenaeans conquered the Minoans, they adopted much of the Minoan culture.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 9. 
    What do archeologists call the first period of Ancient Greece?

  • Classical Greece
  • Hellenistic Greece
  • Greek Archaic Period
  • Roman Greece

  • 10. 
    True or False: The Minion civilization was unknown to the modern world until the early 1900s.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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