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Co-op Geography
Minoans/Mycenaens
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the Minoans live? | Crete in the Mediterranean Sea |
| Where did the Mycenaens live? | On the Peleponnesus |
| What was a major Minoan palace? | Knossos |
| Who was a famous Mycenaen king? | Agamemnon |
| Who wrote about the Mycenean civilization? | Homer |
| Who discovered the Minoan civilization? | Sir Arthur Evans |
| What did the Mycenaens adopt from the Minoans? | Linear Script B, gods |
| How was a Minoan form of entertainment? | bull jumping |
| What was a Mycenean form of entertainment? | story telling, singing |
| What came after the fall of Mycenae? | Dark Ages |
| What important skill was lost during the Dark Ages? | writing |
| What is the famous war over Helen called | The Trojan War |
| What were Mycenean skills? | engineering, pottery, metal works |
| What were the Mycenean kings called? | wanax |
| What kind of settlements did the Myceneans live in? | city-states |