quiz 1

Question 1

who began the discovery of the bronze age in 1871?

Answer 1

Heinrich Schliemann

Question 2

which two aegean civilizations did Heinrich Schliemann discover?

Answer 2

Troy & Mycenae

Question 3

who led the greek invasions of Troy and what city was he from?

Answer 3

King Agamemnon, Mycenae

Question 4

what city did Sir Arthur Evans discover and what year did he discover it in?

Answer 4

Cnossus, 1900

Question 5

what was Cnossus?

Answer 5

a huge complex and a center of power on the island of Crete

Question 6

what is the name for the aegean civilization of cnossus?

Answer 6

Minoan, named after minos the mythical king of cnossus

Question 7

aeagean

Answer 7

a general term for the ancient civilizations of Ancient Greece

Question 8

Aegean Sea

Answer 8

three interacting regions: Crete, cyclades, and the greek mainland

Question 9

what are the 8 periods of Ancient Greece

Answer 9

Cycladic, Minoan, mycenaean, dark ages, archaic, classical, hellenistic, roman

Question 10

what years was the Cycladic period

Answer 10

3200 bc - 1100 bc

Question 11

what years was the Minoan period

Answer 11

2700 bc - 1500 bc

Question 12

what years was the mycenaean period

Answer 12

1900 bc - 1100 bc

Question 13

what years was the dark ages

Answer 13

1100 bc - 800 bc

Question 14

what years was the archaic period

Answer 14

800 bc - 500 bc

Question 15

Linear A writing

Answer 15

a mix os syllabics and hieroglyphics, unable to be translated

Question 16

Linear B writing

Answer 16

greek writing that has been translated, used for book keeping

Question 17

3 main greek islands

Answer 17

crete, rhodes, and cyprus

Question 18

which people lived on Crete originally

Answer 18

Minoans

Question 19

which people took over Crete from the Minoans

Answer 19

mycenaeans

Question 20

what is the name of the era of Greece before the Bronze Age

Answer 20

neolithic era

Question 21

what is the oldest recorded civilization

Answer 21

mesopotamia

Question 22

what is the name of the great hall used by early mycenaeans for feasts, councils, etc

Answer 22

megaron

Question 23

which civilization collapsed leading to the dark ages

Answer 23

mycenaean

Question 24

what were the 4 main causes for the dark ages

Answer 24

blocking of the Aegean Sea, dorian invasion, natural disasters, wars

Question 25

who was homer

Answer 25

a greek poet from 800-701 bc

Question 26

in what period did pan-hellenism begin

Answer 26

archaic period

Question 27

polis

Answer 27

a capital city

Question 28

agora

Answer 28

marketplace

Question 29

acropolis

Answer 29

citadel

Question 30

synoecism/pan-hellenism

Answer 30

political unification of states

Question 31

5 top greek gods

Answer 31

poseidon
hera
demeter
Aphrodite
zeus

Question 32

means “land between rivers” and “cradle of civilization”

Answer 32

Mesopotamia

Question 33

mythological home of Agamemnon

Answer 33

Mycenae

Question 34

what new metal was used during the dark ages

Answer 34

iron

Question 35

what happened to the mycenaean civilization in 1200 bc

Answer 35

the dorian invasion
(many important palaces were destroyed by a new group of greeks called the dorians)