Classics_GP3_Nov 12 Flashcards
(27 cards)
_____ and his companions were trapped by Polyphemos, the Cyclops, possibly in the present day area of Sougia, on the South coast of Crete.
Odysseus
Some archaeologists think that the memory of this disaster inspired the story of ________________
Atlantis
The ________ devastated the coast of Crete
tsunami
This area is called _______ ______ ______.
Grave Circle A
The Palace of Knosses was abandoned during the ______ ______ _____, but no one is sure why.
Late Bronze Age
_____ ______ ______ gave the early Cretan culture the name “________ ________”
Sir Arthur Evans; Minoa Civilization
According to myth _________ claimed the Cretan throne and rules for many years from his palace in _______.
Minos; Knossos
Crete was powerful and prosperous under his rule and its _____ _____dominated the Mediterranean, brining wealth to the island.
commercial fleet
S.A.E. discovered over 3000 tablets with _______ & ______ writing
Linear A; Linear B
The Mycenaeans built huge fortresses at _______, ______, ___, _______, and many other places in mainland Greece.
Mycenae; Tiryns; Gla; Athens
The Mycenaean civilization in Greece existed from ______ - _______ ___. This is the last Bronze Age civilization we will cover
1600-1100 BCE
Around 1875, Schliemann cleared the gate of the city and then started digging within a ____________ _________ ___ _______ inside the entrance.
strange circle of stones
The ____ _____ is the main entrance to Mycenae.
Lion’s Gate
The storage rooms are called ________
magazines
The Island of _______ is probably a form of the Greek word “crateia”, meaning “strong” or “ruling goddess”.
Crete
Ancient civilization dates from ______ - _____ ______.
2600 -1150 BCE
The Mycenaeans of Greek mythology fought the Trojans and their allies in the _______ _____. Many events in this war are recorded in an epic poem called the _____.
Trojan War; Iliad
The Mycenaeans ________ _____ , and even worked as ___________ for the Egyptian Pharaohs. The Egyptians called the Mycenaeans “the People from Mukana”.
conquered Crete; mercenaries
_______ wanted to prove that Homer’s stories were true, so he set out to find evidence for the Trojan War.
Schliemann
The Palace of Knosses is a very large building; probably meant as a place for _____ & _______ food.
storing; redistributing
Schliemann was not interested in archaeology- he was mostly just a ______ ________.
treasure hunter
The eruption buried ______, a Minoan city
Akrotiri
S.A.E. excavated and restored the palace at ______ from 1894 to 1903.
Knosses
When _____, “mother of the Gods”, gave birth to ______, and she hid him in either the Dikteon Cave in South central Crete or the Ideon Cave on the highest mountain in Crete, Mount Ida (Psiloritis)
Rhea; Zeus
