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The Aegean civilizations include |
| | A) | Egypt, Santorini, and Mycenae |
| | B) | Greece, Egypt, and Thera |
| | C) | Cycladic, Egyptian, and Greek |
| | D) | Mycenaean, Cycladic, and Minoan |
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The Cyclades are |
| | A) | mythical giants |
| | B) | marble idols |
| | C) | islands |
| | D) | bodies of water |
| | E) | Minoan cities |
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Cycladic idols are generally found in |
| | A) | temples |
| | B) | graves |
| | C) | storage jars |
| | D) | caves |
| | E) | the sea |
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Cycladic idols can be described as |
| | A) | geometric |
| | B) | organic |
| | C) | naturalistic |
| | D) | non-figurative |
| | E) | non-representational |
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Cycladic civilization is prehistoric because |
| | A) | it had not invented the wheel |
| | B) | it did not have monumental architecture |
| | C) | it did not have a writing system |
| | D) | it had no agriculture |
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Minoan Civilization is generally dated |
| | A) | 4000 to 1000 B.C. |
| | B) | 3000 to 1500 B.C. |
| | C) | 3500 to 1000 B.C. |
| | D) | 2500 to 1500 B.C. |
| | E) | 4500 to 2000 B.C. |
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Minos was the son of |
| | A) | the Minotaur and Europa |
| | B) | Zeus and Ariadne |
| | C) | Theseus and Ariadne |
| | D) | Europa and Theseus |
| | E) | Zeus and Europa |
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The Minoan civilization was discovered by |
| | A) | Schliemann |
| | B) | Evans |
| | C) | Marinatos |
| | D) | Plato |
| | E) | Theseus |
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The Palace at Knossos was not fortified because |
| | A) | the inhabitants of Crete were peace-loving |
| | B) | the Minoans thought of themselves as invincible |
| | C) | Crete is an island |
| | D) | Crete ruled the Aegean |
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Minoan frescoes were |
| | A) | fresco secco |
| | B) | more stylized than in Egypt |
| | C) | more abstract than in Egypt |
| | D) | more numerous than in Egypt |
| | E) | true fresco |
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As far as one can tell, the most sacred animal on Minoan Crete was: |
| | A) | the lion |
| | B) | the bull |
| | C) | the griffin |
| | D) | the snake |
| | E) | the duck |
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Which is true of Minoan scripts? |
| | A) | Linear A was used for lists and Linear B was the written script |
| | B) | Linear A and Linear B were written scripts |
| | C) | Linear B and Linear A were Egyptian scripts |
| | D) | Linear B was used for records and Linear A was the written language |
| | E) | Linear A was used on papyrus and Linear B was inscribed on tablets |
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The statue of the so-called Snake Goddess is made of |
| | A) | terracotta |
| | B) | fresco |
| | C) | marble |
| | D) | faience |
| | E) | Kamares |
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The Minoan column has |
| | A) | a lotus capital, a straight shaft, a square base |
| | B) | a floral capital, a tapering shaft, a pillow base |
| | C) | a pillow capital, a round base, a tapering shaft |
| | D) | a papyrus capital, a round base, a tapering shaft |
| | E) | a bull capital, a round base, a tapering shaft |
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