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- 3. The success of the Minoans was based on ________, not conquest.
- 9. Abundant resources and trade helped Minoans to build a ________.
- 12. The Mycenaeans were under attack from sea raiders called the ________.
- 14. Minoans was called after ________, a legendary king of Crete.
- 16. How many years Minoan civilization lay buried for?
- 18. Most Minoans writing appeared on ________.
- 21. The Mycenaeans are best remembered for their part in the ________.
- 23. Homer’s epics reflected the Greek world view, which later had much influence on the ________ world.
- 25. The Iliad’s first word and major theme is anger, especially the anger of ________.
- 26. The Crete lived at the crossroads of how many continents?
- 28. Epics Tales from the Iliad and Odyssey have been told and retold for almost ________ years.
- 29. The Iliad and Odyssey are credited to a blind poet called ________.
- 30. Mycenaean civilization dominated the ________ world from about 1400 b.c. to 1200 b.c.
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- 1. What was the cradle of an early civilization that later influenced Greeks living on the European mainland?
- 2. From the end of the Mycenaean civilization in about 1100 b.c. until about 800 b.c. Greek civilization seemed to step ________.
- 4. The Minoans were invaded with the first Greek-speaking people called ________.
- 5. Where did the Minoan kings build their vast palace?
- 6. Like the Minoans, the Mycenaeans were ________.
- 7. Schliemann In the 1870s, a wealthy German businessman called ________, set out to prove that the legend was rooted in fact.
- 8. After the Dorian invasions, the land of Greece passed several centuries in ________.
- 10. The Odyssey tells of the many struggles of the Greek hero called ________ (oh dis ee us) on his return home to his faithful wife, Penelope, after the fall of Troy.
- 11. The Mycenaeans learned many skills from the Minoans, including the art of ________.
- 13. Who developed several systems of writing during their long history?
- 15. What affected the early people of Crete?
- 17. The gods played a role, but they had the same weaknesses as ________.
- 19. Over time they made the stories about Crete and Mycenae a part of their ________.
- 20. The Greeks thought of Homer as their ________, a cultural hero.
- 22. What artistic ideas and technology that they acquired through contact with the older civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
- 24. As Schliemann excavated the site of ancient Troy, he discovered that the city had been rebuilt many times and included at least ________ layers.
- 27. The walls of the palace at Knossos were covered with colorful ________.