Ancient Greek Flashcards
What was the Minoans main God?
She was the Great Goddess, Mother Earth.
Why did the Minoans fall?
No one knows but around 1400 B.C. The control of Crete and the ocean went to the Mycenaeans.
How were the Minoans cities different?
They had a palace not a temple and had a navy instead of walls.
What did the Minoans look like?
They had bronzed skin, long dark hair, men wore striped loin clothes, and women wore full skirts and short sleeved jackets that laced in front.
When did the Minoans rise?
They rose around 2800 B.C.
Where did the Mycenaeans come from?
They came from grasslands of southern Russia.
Where did the mycenaeans hide in attack?
The would hide in the palace.
how did they get all their meat?
They had cattle but preferred hunting.
Where did the Mycenaeans get their ideas from?
They copied most of their ideas from the Minoans.
What was their greatest money maker?
They discovered olive oil.
When was the trojan war?
It most likely took place around the mid 1200’s B.C.
Who wrote about the trojan war?
A man named Homer.
What was Homer’s written piece’s name?
It was called the Iliad.
What happened after the trojan war?
A series of civil wars.
What started the dark age?
The civil wars.
