2. The Minoans The Mycenaeans The Trojan War The Dark Ages Vocab 100 200 300 400 500

3. This Greek island is the birthplace of Minoan civilization.

4. Answer – 100 Crete

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

6. Answer – 200 Mother Earth

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

8. Answer – 300 The Sea or The Navy

9. 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.

10. Answer – 400 Theseus

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

12. Answer – 500 Shrines

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

14. Answer – 100 The Minoans

15. Mycenaean weapons and tools were made of this material.

16. Answer – 200 Bronze

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

18. Answer – 300 Olives

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

20. Answer – 400 Southern Russia

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

22. Answer – 500 Fortress-Palaces

23. The Trojan War was fought between these two groups.

24. Answer – 100 The Trojans and The Mycenaeans

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

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

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

28. Answer – 300 The Iliad

29. Trojan prince who allegedly started the Trojan War.

30. Answer – 400 Paris

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

32. Answer – 500 Trojan Horse

33. 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.”

34. Answer – 100 Write

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

36. Answer – 200 Civil Wars

37. This warrior group conquered the Mycenaeans.

38. Answer – 300 The Dorians

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

40. Answer – 400 Iron

41. 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.”

42. Answer – 500 Hellenes

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

44. Answer – 100 Bull Leaping

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

46. Answer – 200 Homer

47. Watercolor paintings that are brightly colored and made on plaster.

48. Answer – 300 Frescoes

49. 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!

50. Answer – 400 Labyrinth

51. One of the largest cities of Crete.

52. Answer – 500 Knossos