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1
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Period between Olympics

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Olympiads

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“naked”

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Gymnos

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3
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“where one exercises naked”

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Gymnasium

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4
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Not allowed to participate in the Olympics

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Woman

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5
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Boxing, wrestling, and judo

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Pancratium

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Roman emperor

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Nero

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7
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___ enjoyed watching events

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Ghosts

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City where Olympic Games were held

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Elis

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9
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You would get this if you broke the rules or cheated in the Olympics

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Fines

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10
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___ had no weight or size restrictions

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Boxing

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11
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How many games did the first Olympics have

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One

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12
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The __ sometimes ended in death

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Pancratium

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13
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The earliest Minoans arrived on this island

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Crete

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Minoans built a grand palace here, capital city of Crete

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Knossos

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The interior of the palace was covered with large colored paintings, what did they show

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Six acres, rooms, chambers that twisted and turned with plumbing indoor toilets and large paintings

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What two factors contributed to the growth and prosperity of Minoan civilization

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Sea, land

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17
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This sea surrounds the island of Crete

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Mediterranean

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18
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The Minoans traded their wares as far off as Syria and this country

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Egypt

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19
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Because Crete is blessed with a vast amount of fertile soil, Minoans proved to be excellent __

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Farmers

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In addition to good food supply , the Minoans had an abundance of resources that included ___ and ___.

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Timber , wool

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21
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What did the Minoans do with their surplus of food and resources?

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Export

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Minoan craftsman created jewelry, clothing, and ornaments from these imported goods

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Gold, silver, fabric

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Jumping over the horns was called what

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Bull leaping

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Bull leaping was probably similar to a modern day

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Rodeo

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Why were woman afforded special status in Minoa

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Because they could bear children

26
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Who was the Minoans main deity of God

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Mother or snake goddess

27
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Only woman were blessed by mother goddess were permitted to do what

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Bear children

28
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What freedoms did women in Minoa have that other women of ancient civilization were not permitted to do

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Sports, hunting, attending sporting events and the theater

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Around 1450 B.C., why did Minoan civilization begin to decline

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Volcanic explosion

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Why did natural disasters make the Minoans believe

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They were punished and destroyed by their gods

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Who were the crude invaders who overthrew the Minoans and destroyed the palace

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The Mycenaean’s

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Painting on damp plaster

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Frescoes

33
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Animal type skin

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Parchment

34
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Knossos is also known as

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House of the double ax

35
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Found Knossos

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Sir Arthur evans

36
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Minoan writing

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Linear A

37
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King of the gods

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Zeus

38
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Sun god

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Helios

39
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The god of the sea

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Poseidon

40
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Half bull half man

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Minotaur

41
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Owner of minotaur

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King Aegeus

42
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Son of king Minos, killed the Minotaur

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Theseus

43
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Daughter of King Aegeus

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Ariadne

44
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Son of Zeus

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Hercules

45
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Wine god, married Ariadne

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Dionysus

46
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A maze, home of the bull

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Labyrinth

47
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King Aegeus kingdom

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Athens

48
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The island of Ariadne

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Naxos

49
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The sea between Crete and Athens, named after king Aegeus , sea east of greece

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Aegean Sea

50
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They were sent every nine years to be fed to the Minotaur

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Fourteen young Athenian men and women

51
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The sails on the sacrificial ship

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Black sails

52
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King Aegeus dug a ___ and ___ under a boulder for his son Theseus

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Sword and gold sandals

53
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Ariadne got a ___ to give to Theseus so he could kill the minotaur

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Gold thread

54
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They were supposed to be used on the way back to Athens to show their victory

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White sails

55
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Sea west of Greece

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Ionian

56
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People of Crete ruled under king Minos

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Minoans

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