The Minoans Flashcards
1
Q
Minoans Location
A
Crete
2
Q
Discoverer of the palace of knossos
A
Sir Arthur Evans
3
Q
Minoans named after
A
King Minos
4
Q
What did they write in
A
Linear A - Linear B - old Greek; we can’t read linear A
5
Q
Gender roles & responsibilities
A
Women had high responsibilities while Men were out sailing/trainding
6
Q
Minaoan religion was likely
A
Polytheistic
7
Q
Minoans dominated
A
trade
8
Q
Olive oil was
A
highly valuable due to it’s many uses
9
Q
Minoans had a monoppoly
A
on trade (modern amazon)
10
Q
Minoans were very skilled
A
sailors
11
Q
Frescoes are
A
a way to paint using wet plaster
12
Q
A Minoan sport learned from Frescoes
A
Bull-leaping
13
Q
Minoan Military was
A
minimal; they relied on remoteness & lack of challenge
14
Q
Daedalus (the brilliant inventor) built
A
the labyrinth to confine the Minotaur
15
Q
Theseus is a
A
Athenian; killed the Minotaur
