Chapter 3.1

Question 1

The earliest center of civilization in the
Aegean region was located on the
island of Crete.

Answer 1

Minoan civilization

Question 2

became the leading
commercial center of the Aegean region When Knossos was destroyed around
1400 BC (was
established by invaders from the north.)

Answer 2

Mycenaean civilization

Question 3

gives us an indication of the wealth and achievement of the
Minoans.

Answer 3

grand palace of Knossos

Question 4

came down from the
north and conquered the main Mycenaean fortresses.

Answer 4

Dorians

Question 5

our knowledge of this rests largely on the Iliad and
the Odyssey, epic poems attributed
to the blind Greek poet Homer.

Answer 5

the greek dark ages

Question 6

the Iliad and
the Odyssey, are epic poems attributed
to the blind Greek poet

Answer 6

Homer

Question 7

the “king of gods and man,” was the ruler of
Mount Olympus.

Answer 7

zeus

Question 8

“having human form or
attributes”

Answer 8

anthropomorphic

Question 9

patron of the city of Athens, was the
goddess of wisdom.

Answer 9

athena

Question 10

In honor of Zeus, the Greeks held national religious
festivals every four years at Olympia, the site of a
temple of Zeus.

Answer 10

olympic games

Question 11

Hellespont

Answer 11

the strait that separates asia minor from europe