The Minoans, Mycenaeans and Greeks via Discovering Art History

Fine arts / Greek history
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DAH reading: pp 172 - 190.

1. The Cretan civilization is called the Minoan for their a) king b) queen c) soothsayer d) bull / king.
2. Early civilizations in the Aegean existed simultaneously with the Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. See chapter 5 to compare timelines. T / F
3. Mesopotamia ("land between the rivers") was today's a) Iran b) Iraq c) Saudi Arabia d) Lebanon.
4. Mycenae was, along with Olympia and Sparta, located on the Peloponnesus __.
a) island b) peninsula c) isthmus d) sea.
5. Minoan civilization was first known through Homer's a) Odyssey b) Iliad
c) Cyclops d) Trojan War.
6. A painting made of lines and colors applied to wet plaster is called a __ .
7. A study of the Palace of Minos at Knossos implies that Cretans were oriented toward a) trade b) war c) austerity.
8. Bull leaping can also be called bull- __. It's a word that refers to heights.
9. Sketch a representation of the a) Octopus jar and b) the Funeral mask. Label the cultures they represent.