QUIZ 3: ANCIENT AEGEAN/CHAPTER 4
1. The years 1450 to 900 BCE marked a period of "dark ages" in the Aegean world and a time of
political, economic, and artistic instability.
A) False
B) True
2. Using their works of art as proof, experts believe that the Minoans worshiped the bull.
A) False
B) True
3. Minoan cities were generally unfortified; on the other hand, the Mycenaean's constructed
strongholds of megaliths called ________ to protect their palaces.
A) bunkers
B) citadels
C) crenellations
D) towers
4. Experts have interpreted the scenes on the Harvester Vase as possibly a fall festival or even a
crowd of warriors.
A) False
B) True
5. In the Aegean world, the sea provided a link to the mainland as well as the world beyond.
A) False
B) True
6. The stones of the citadel of Mycenae are so massive that they are called ________.
A) megarons
B) cyclopean
C) pylons
D) megalithic
