The Minoans The Mycenaeans The Trojan War The Dark Ages Vocab

This Greek island is the birthplace of Minoan civilization.

Answer – 100 Crete

Of the many gods the Minoans believed in, she made plants grow and brought children into the world.

Answer – 200 Mother Earth

Instead of walls, the Minoans depended on this for protection.

Answer – 300 The Sea or The Navy

Legend has it that this Greek prince, brought to Knossos to die, brought the Minoan civilization to an end when he killed its flesh-eating Minotaur.

Answer – 400 Theseus

To worship Mother Earth, these were built in palaces, on housetops, on hilltops, and in caves.

Answer – 500 Shrines

Mycenaeans borrowed their shipbuilding, navigational, and cultural practices from these people.

Answer – 100 The Minoans

Mycenaean weapons and tools were made of this material.

Answer – 200 Bronze

Oil from this crop helped make the Mycenaeans rich and powerful.

Answer – 300 Olives

Before settling in the lowlands of Greece, the Mycenaeans migrated from the grasslands of this area.

Answer – 400 Southern Russia

Instead of cities, these were built on Mycenaean hilltops, which provided shelter and protected all Mycenaeans from danger or attack.

Answer – 500 Fortress-Palaces

The Trojan War was fought between these two groups.

Answer – 100 The Trojans and The Mycenaeans

“The face that launched 1,000 ships,” the Trojan War was fought over her.

Answer – 200 Helen “Helen of Troy” “Helen of Sparta”

A primary source of ancient Greek history, this epic poem narrates the events of the Trojan War.

Answer – 300 The Iliad

Trojan prince who allegedly started the Trojan War.

Answer – 400 Paris

Left by the Mycenaeans, this “parting gift” had a deeper meaning: never assume. Just because something looks pretty, doesn’t always mean it is.

Answer – 500 Trojan Horse

Since survival was much more important than keeping track of business deals, people throughout the Aegean world forgot how to do this during the “Dark Age.”

Answer – 100 Write

After the Trojan War, a series of these broke out all over Greece; Mycenaeans fighting against Mycenaeans.

Answer – 200 Civil Wars

This warrior group conquered the Mycenaeans.

Answer – 300 The Dorians

Introduced by the Dorians, this material helped make weapons and farm equipment cheaper and easier to produce.

Answer – 400 Iron

At the end of the “Dark Age,” borders and independent communities were created. The people of these communities began calling themselves this, a word meaning “Greeks.”

Answer – 500 Hellenes

A form of bullfighting, this was a sport and a religious practice in Minoan culture.

Answer – 100 Bull Leaping

Much of our early Greek knowledge comes from this poet, famous for his epic heroes.

Answer – 200 Homer

Watercolor paintings that are brightly colored and made on plaster.

Answer – 300 Frescoes

A network of paths or passageways making it difficult to find one’s way or reach an exit. Watch out, a Minotaur may be waiting for you!

Answer – 400 Labyrinth

One of the largest cities of Crete.

Answer – 500 Knossos