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Early Greek Civ.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st civilization in Europe | Minoan |
| 1st civilization on Greek mainland; located on Peloponnesian peninsula | Mycenaean |
| What is the land in Greece like? | rocky, hilly |
| What is the climate like in Greece? | mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers |
| Both Minoans and Mycenaeans _______ and _______ around the Mediterranean. | sailed and traded |
| Mycenaeans' writing is called | Linear B |
| What crops did the Minoans and Mycenaeans grow? | **grapes, **olives, wheat, barley |
| Who were the Minoans named for? | King Minos of the minotaur legend |
| Which early civilization around Greece did not speak Greek? | Minoans |
| When did the Mycenaeans conquer the Minoans? | around 1450 B.C. |
| What occurred during/after the Dark Age of Greece? | civilization declined due to wars, internal fighting; they lost their writing; stopped living in large, organized cities |
| Where and when did the Trojan War occur? | Asia Minor; around 1250 B.C. |
| What trick ended the Trojan War? | Mycenaean Greeks hid soldiers inside a huge wooden horse; gave it to Troy as a gift and pretended to abandon the war; soldiers opened city gates to Greek army; Troy was sacked |
| Did the Minoan or Mycenaean civilization speak Greek? | Mycenaeans |
| Why did the Greeks compete in the Olympic games? | to honor the god Zeus |
| What did the early Greek civilizations use olives for? | eating the olives, pressed for oil for eating, cooking, and lighting lamps |
| Used grapes for? | wine |
| What is the Greek word for a city-state? | polis |
| When was the first recorded Olympic competition held? | 776 B.C. |
| Why did the Trojan War begin? | Paris, prince of Troy, kidnapped Helen, queen of Sparta; Greeks sailed to Troy to get her back |
| Where is the story of the Trojan War told? | "The ILIAD" by Homer, a Greek poet |
| Where was the Minoan civ. located? | the island of Crete, south of Greece, in the Mediterranean Sea |
| Mycenaean civ. located ? | on the Peloponnesian peninsula in southern Greece |
| What were some events in the early Olympics? | running, javelin throw, wrestling, discus throwing, boxing, and chariot |
| Where did the Olympic games take place? | Mount Olympus, "home of the gods" |
| Who competed in the ancient Olympic games? | only men |
| What does the word democracy mean? | the people rule |
| Minoans writing is called? | Linear A |
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